Clinical characteristics of patients with chronic cough in Guangdong, China: a multicenter descriptive study
| Autor: | Fang Yi, Kefang Lai, Yiju Zhao, Yuqi Zhou, Jianxin Sun, Wei Luo, Lianrong Huang, Guocui Zhen, Yong Jiang, Yinji Xu, Pusheng Xu, Hai-yan Deng, Feng Wu, Meihua Chen, Xiaoling Yuan, Haijin Zhao, Wen Peng, Mei Jiang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty China Demographics Adolescent Diseases of the respiratory system Young Adult Age Distribution Internal medicine Chronic cough Surveys and Questionnaires Female patient medicine Prevalence Humans In patient Paresthesia Sex Distribution Sinusitis Aged Rhinitis Aged 80 and over Productive Cough RC705-779 Clinical characteristics business.industry Research Laryngeal Nerves Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Cough Concomitant Chronic Disease Observational study Female medicine.symptom business Nocturnal cough |
| Zdroj: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2466 |
| Popis: | Background The clinical characteristics of patients with chronic cough are reported only in single-center survey in China, being significantly different from that in western countries. Here, we performed a multicenter study to describe the clinical characteristics of chronic cough patients. Methods A cross-sectional observational survey was conducted in thirteen tertiary hospitals of Guangdong, South China. Relevant data were recorded using a standardized questionnaire and analyzed, including demographics, educational attainment, cough features, and concomitant symptoms. Results Of 933 patients in this study, the median age was 40.0 (IQR 31.0–52.0) years with a peaked age of 30–39 years. The proportion of females (487, 52.2 %) was comparable to that of males (446, 47.8 %). Up to 81.9 % of the patients were non-smokers. More than two-thirds of the subjects with chronic cough had a low educational level. The median cough duration was 6.0 (IQR 3.0–24.0) months, and 73.0 % of chronic cough patients presented with dry cough. Laryngeal paresthesia was the most common concomitant symptom (704, 75.5 %), followed by rhinitis/sinusitis-related (350, 37.5 %) and respiratory symptoms (322, 34.5 %). Rhinitis/sinusitis-related symptoms more frequently occurred in patients with productive cough than in those with dry cough (49.0 % vs. 33.0 %, P P Conclusions Our results show an equal gender, young profile and laryngeal paresthesia in patients with chronic cough, and different clinical features between females and males. |
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