Sick leave days
| No current cough | Any current cough | Acute current cough | Subacute current cough | Chronic current cough | |
| Subjects | 2720 | 976 | 373 | 174 | 421 |
| Subjects with any sick leave day due to cough within 12 months | 15.3% | 34.0%*** | 28.9%* | 39.1% | 36.3% |
| Subjects with ≥7 sick leave days due to cough within 12 months | 3.5% | 12.1%*** | 7.0%* | 13.8% | 16.0% |
| Subjects with any sick leave day due to any reason within 12 months | 76.1% | 85.8%*** | 84.4% | 87.7% | 87.1% |
| Subjects with ≥7 sick leave days due to any reason within 12 months | 32.4% | 45.7%*** | 40.1%** | 54.4%** | 48.0% |
*: p<0.05 between acute cough and the other cough subtypes; **: p<0.01 between acute and subacute cough; ***: p<0.001 between any current cough and no current cough.