Factor | Number (N=20) |
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Wheeze heard in last 12 months | 12 (60%) |
Eczema (ever) | 5 (20%) |
Tobacco smoke exposure | 6 (30%) |
Previously used asthma medications for cough | |
β-Agonist | 10 (50%) |
Inhaled corticosteroids | 4 (25%) |
Montelukast | 3 (15%) |
Cough characteristic | |
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Dry | 2 (10%) |
Mixed | 17 (85%) |
Do not know | 1 (5%) |
Duration of current cough, median, IQR, wk | 7.2 (4.2–10.1) |
Duration of cough as a problem, median, IQR, wk | 35 (15–104) |
Cough score14 (median, IQR) | 7 (5–9) |