Capsaicin cough sensitivity is related to the older female predominant feature in chronic cough patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The present study aimed to examine the age and gender distributions among chronic cough patients referred to a tertiary cough clinic in Korea, and to investigate clinical factors related to the demographic findings.

Methods

Study participants were unselectively recruited from adult chronic cough patients who attended the cough clinic for the first time during one year. To validate their representativeness, their age and gender distributions were compared to the entire chronic cough population, or with those presenting with other chronic disease. Data from the baseline investigations were analyzed to identify clinical factors related to the demographic findings.

Results

A total of 272 chronic cough patients were included. They had a middle-aged female predomina

SUBMITTER: Song WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4161680 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature