TABLE 3

Doctor's visits

No current coughAny current coughAcute current coughSubacute current coughChronic current cough
Subjects2720976373174421
Subjects with any doctor's visit due to current coughNA26.6%9.9%***27.6%***41.6%***
Subjects with ≥3 doctor's visits due to current coughNA9.1%0.3%***3.5%***19.1%***
Subjects with any doctor's visit due to cough within 12 months16.1%40.3%###27.6%+++44.8%49.6%
Subjects with ≥3 doctor's visits due to cough within 12 months2.6%13.8%###6.2%+++15.5%20.3%
Subjects with any doctor's visit due to any reason within 12 months81.7%88.9%###85.7%*92.5%91.4%
Subjects with ≥3 doctor's visits due to any reason within 12 months41.4%57.7%###50.3%**66.5%61.4%

NA: not assessed. *: p<0.05 between acute cough and both other subtypes; **: p<0.01 between acute cough and both other subtypes; ***: p<0.001 between each cough subtype; ###: p<0.001 between subjects without and with current cough; +++: p<0.001 between acute cough and both other subtypes.