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. 2020 Aug 20;21:219. doi: 10.1186/s12931-020-01485-y

Table 1.

The basic characteristics of the 975 subjects with current cough. Figures are means (standard deviations) or percentages unless stated otherwise

Characteristic Data
Age, years 48.7 (10.6)
Female gender 83.8%
Body mass index, kg/m2 27.2 (5.2)
Current smokers 7.7%
Ever smokers 31.4%
Current asthma 19.3%
Chronic rhinitis 29.2%
Gastroesophageal reflux disease 17.4%
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 0.4%
Use of antihypertensive drugs 23.1%
Duration of the cough episode (median, range) 3–8 weeks (less than week – over 10 years)