Leicester Cough Questionnaire total score and its three domains among subjects with current cough
| Acute current cough (n=373) | Subacute current cough (n=174) | Chronic current cough (n=421) | Any current cough (n=976)# | |
| Total score | 16.2 (15.9–16.5)*** | 14.5 (14.1–15.0) | 14.6 (14.3–14.9) | 15.2 (15.0–15.4) |
| Physical | 5.1 (5.0–5.2)*** | 4.7 (4.6–4.9) | 4.8 (4.7–4.9) | 4.9 (4.9–5.0) |
| Psychological | 5.5 (5.4–5.6)*** | 4.8 (4.7–5.0) | 4.7 (4.6–4.8) | 5.0 (4.9–5.1) |
| Social | 5.6 (5.5–5.7)*** | 5.0 (4.8–5.2) | 5.1 (5.0–5.2) | 5.3 (5.2–5.4) |
Data are presented as mean (95% CI). Low score indicates poor cough-related quality of life. #: eight subjects with current cough could not define the cough duration. ***: p<0.001 between acute cough and the other cough subtypes, ANOVA; there were no statistically significant differences between subacute and chronic cough.