Table 2 Mean (Standard Deviation) physical component summary (PCS) and mental c summary (MCS) in subjects with and without respiratory symptoms in the ECRHS II.
| Â | Â | Â | PCS | Â | MCS | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptom | Â | Â | No | Yes | Â | No | Yes | Â |
| Â | No n | Yes n | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | p | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | p |
Wheezing | 4690 | 1317 | 50.9(8.5) | 46.9(8.5) | * | 50.4(10.3) | 48.5(11.8) | * |
Wheezing and breathlessness | 5311 | 668 | 50.6(8.8) | 45.4(11.7) | * | 50.3(10.4) | 47.8(12.1) | * |
Wheezing without a cold | 5199 | 761 | 50.6(8.8) | 45.4(11.7) | * | 50.3(10.4) | 48.3(11.9) | * |
Woken up by tightness in chest | 5228 | 775 | 50.7(8.6) | 45.3(12.1) | * | 50.6(10.2) | 46.0(12.5) | * |
Breathlessness at rest | 5659 | 339 | 50.3(8.9) | 44.5(13.3) | * | 50.3(10.3) | 44.8(13.6) | * |
Breathlessness after exercise | 4948 | 1049 | 50.9(8.5) | 45.7(11.6) | * | 50.7(10.1) | 46.8(12.3) | * |
Breathlessness at night | 5645 | 350 | 50.3(9.0) | 45.3(12.1) | * | 50.2(10.5) | 47.2(12.2) | * |
Cough at night | 4251 | 1754 | 50.9(8.5) | 47.9(10.6) | * | 50.5(10.3) | 48.9(11.2) | * |
Cough in the morning | 5258 | 738 | 50.5(9.0) | 46.9(10.7) | * | 50.4(10.4) | 47.3(11.7) | * |
Cough in the winter | 5233 | 760 | 50.6(8.8) | 46.0(11.5) | * | 50.4(10.2) | 47.2(12.8) | * |
Chronic chough | 5557 | 404 | 50.4(8.9) | 45.1(12.2) | * | 50.2(10.4) | 47.1(12.8) | * |
Phlegm in the morning | 5172 | 816 | 50.5(8.9) | 46.9(11.1) | * | 50.3(10.5) | 48.2(11.6) | * |
Phlegm in the winter | 5342 | 601 | 50.5(8.9) | 46.0(11.7) | * | 50.2(10.5) | 48.1(11.8) | * |
Chronic phlegm | 5539 | 395 | 50.3(9.0) | 46.1(12.1) | * | 50.1(10.5) | 48.3(11.9) | * |