TABLE 4.
ANOVA results of responses during the modified high-dose methacholine challenge.
| CA vs. CVA | CA vs. Cough | CA vs. Control | CVA vs. Cough | CVA vs. Control | Cough vs. Control | P-value | |
| Sensory responses | |||||||
| Cough frequency | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.006 | < 0.001 | ||
| Borg overall | 0.010 | 0.029 | 0.004 | ||||
| Spirometry | |||||||
| %ΔFEV1 | 0.033 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
| ΔFEV1 (%pr) | 0.006 | 0.006 | |||||
| ΔFVC (%pr) | 0.005 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
| ΔFEV1/FVC (%pr) | 0.005 | 0.005 | |||||
| ΔFEF25–75% (%pr) | 0.303 | ||||||
| Lung volumes | |||||||
| ΔTLC (%pr) | 0.854 | ||||||
| ΔRV (%pr) | 0.023 | 0.002 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
| ΔRV/TLC (%pr) | 0.038 | 0.002 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
| ΔIC (%pr) | 0.057 | 0.054 | |||||
| Impulse oscillometry | |||||||
| ΔR5 (cmH2O/L/s) | 0.971 | ||||||
| ΔR20 (cmH2O/L/s) | 0.034 | 0.002 | 0.010 | < 0.001 | |||
| ΔR5–R20 (cmH2O/L/s) | 0.002 | < 0.001 | |||||
| ΔX5 (cmH2O/L/s) | 0.008 | 0.001 | 0.033 | 0.003 | < 0.001 | ||
| ΔAX (cmH2O/L) | 0.022 | 0.006 | 0.011 | 0.002 | 0.002 | ||
| ΔFres (Hz) | 0.343 |
Δ = change from baseline to MAX. Bonferroni corrected p-values located within columns represent the significance between groups. Blank spaces represent non-significant differences between groups. Bolded values indicate significant differences. For the definitions of abbreviations, see Table 1.