TABLE 2.
Phenotypic characterisation of patients presenting with chronic cough
Patients | Summary statistics | |
BHR/AL | 1835 | 1117 (60.9) |
UACS | 2282 | 459 (20.1) |
Airway reflux | 891# | 297 (33.3) |
Phenotype number | 2352 | |
0 | 727 (30.9) | |
1 | 1377 (58.5) | |
≥2 | 248 (10.5) | |
Missing | 0 |
Data are presented as n or n (%). BHR: bronchial hyperresponsiveness; AL: airway limitation; UACS: upper airway cough syndrome. #: those patients with 1) a valid Hull Airway Reflux Questionnaire; 2) a valid methacholine test result; and 3) a valid sinus radiography result.