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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The validity and precision of the leicester cough questionnaire in COPD patients with chronic cough

n

 

54

Sex, male, n (%)

 

40 (74)

Age (years), mean (SD)

 

68 ± 10

Pack-years, mean (SD)

 

36 ± 22

Current smoker, n (%)

 

22 (41)

FEV1 (litres)*

 

1.3 ± 0.5

FEV1 % predicted

 

47 ± 13

COPD GOLD, n (%)†

II

27 (50)

 

III

19 (35)

 

IV

8 (15)

Respiratory medication, n (%)

Inhaled corticosteroids

51 (94)

 

Short acting bronchodilator‡

2 (4)

 

Long acting bronchodilator§

35 (65)

 

Both ║

17 (31)

  1. * Forced Expiratory Volume in one second
  2. † Classification by the global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [3]
  3. ‡ Short acting bronchodilator: short acting beta-2 agonist and/or short acting anticholinergic
  4. § Long acting bronchodilator: long acting beta-2 agonist and/or long acting anticholinergic
  5. ║ Both long and short acting beta-2 agonist and/or anticholinergic bronchodilators