Baseline | 1 months | 3 months | Change from baseline at 3 months | p-value (Friedman's test) | |
Cough severity VAS | Median 30.5 (9, 94) Mean 38.8 (25.7) | 24.0 (3, 88) 33.7 (25.2) | 19.0 (0, 62) 19.8 (17.7) | −9.0 (−93, 20) −18.1 (27.6) | 0.009 |
Cough urge VAS | Median 26.0 (8, 94) Mean 38.7 (26.2) | 26.0 (2, 83) 32.5 (23.3) | 18.5 (0, 61) 22.2 (18.3) | −13.0 (−83, 42) −15.7 (27.9) | 0.066 |
LCQ | Median 15.96 (5.07, 19.74) Mean 14.63 (4.07) | 17.6 (6.11, 20.75) 16.68 (3.41) | 19.02 (14.93, 20.38) 18.23 (1.76) | 1.85 (−1.17, 12.18) 3.47 (4.0) | 0.006 |
KSQ_GH | Median 50.7 (23.8, 100) Mean 52.93 (18.3) | 61.9 (29.4, 100) 63.0 (18.1) | 72.25 (39.9, 100) 69.63 (15.4) | 16.3 (−13.8, 47.1) 17.5 (15.8) | 0.001 |
KSQ_lung | Median 50.2 (29.0, 68.0) Mean 52.0 (10.4) | 52.6 (33.6, 77.1) 54.5 (12.0) | 61.95 (41.6, 100) 62.5 (14.0) | 6.5 (−1.3, 34.8) 10.7 (11.3) | 0.001 |
KSQ_lung_GH | Median 58.1 (36.7, 74.7) Mean 57.3 (9.1) | 58.7 (41.9, 86.1) 61.9 (11.6) | 66.25 (50.1, 91.5) 67.58 (10.4) | 10.7 (−2.3, 26.8) 10.6 (8.3) | 0.0001 |
Data are presented as median (range) and mean (sd). VAS: visual analogue scale; LCQ: Leicester cough questionnaire; KSQ: King's sarcoidosis questionnaire (presented as general health (GH), lung and combined lung-GH domains).