Table 2 Determinants of nocturnal cough, usual cough, and chronic cough in 844 adults with asthma and in 2046 adults without asthma
From: Transient receptor potential genes, smoking, occupational exposures and cough in adults
Subjects with asthma | Subjects without asthma | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nocturnal cough | Usual cough | Chronic cough | Nocturnal cough | Usual cough | Chronic cough | |
Female sex | 2.85 (2.10-3.86) | 1.42 (1.05-1.93) | 1.49 (1.02-2.17) | 1.67 (1.35-2.07) | 0.95 (0.73-1.23) | 0.78 (0.53-1.16) |
Exposure to VGDF* | 1.39 (1.04-1.87) | 1.29 (0.96-1.73) | 1.69 (1.18-2.43) | 1.09 (0.88-1.35) | 0.98 (0.75-1.27) | 1.05 (0.70-1.56) |
Age, per 10 y | 1.17 (0.96-1.42) | 1.10 (0.90-1.34) | 1.16 (0.90-1.48) | 1.04 (0.91-1.21) | 1.10 (0.91-1.32) | 1.16 (0.88-1.54) |
Ex smoker vs. never smoker | 0.89 (0.62-1.26) | 0.86 (0.60-1.24) | 0.65 (0.40-1.05) | 1.11 (0.85-1.46) | 0.94 (0.64-1.37) | 1.07 (0.57-2.01) |
Current smoker vs. never smoker | 1.15 (0.80-1.66) | 2.04 (1.43-2.91) | 2.12 (1.40-3.21) | 1.68 (1.32-2.14) | 3.37 (2.53-4.49) | 4.26 (2.67-6.79) |
≤ 16 pack-years vs. never smoker† | 1.03 (0.64-1.64) | 1.08 (0.67-1.74) | 1.13 (0.63-2.02) | 1.28 (0.93-1.76) | 2.18 (1.49-3.19) | 2.31 (1.24-4.33) |
> 16 pack-years vs. never smoker† | 1.44 (0.87-2.39) | 4.45 (2.66-7.45) | 3.71 (2.20-6.27) | 2.34 (1.71-3.20) | 5.18 (3.66-7.34) | 6.43 (3.79-10.92) |
Respiratory infection last 3 weeks | 1.84 (1.18-2.87) | 1.17 (0.76-1.82) | 1.13 (0.68-1.90) | 2.45 (1.74-3.44) | 1.51 (1.00-2.29) | 1.54 (0.84-2.83) |