TABLE 1.

Characteristics of focus group patients (n=16)

Category
Sex
Male	5 (31.3)
Female	11 (68.8)
Age years	61 (50–79)
Smoking status
Never	13 (81.3)
Former	3 (18.8)
Duration of cough years	13.5 (2–44)
Comorbidities
Asthma	1 (6.3)
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease	2 (12.5)
Chronic bronchitis	1 (6.3)

Data presented as n (%) or median (range).