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Table 6 Comparisons of cough scores before and after treatment

From: Therapeutic effect of subcutaneous injection of low dose recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor on pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

(A) Changes of cough scores before treatment and after 6 months of treatment (n = 20)

Scores before treatment

Scores after 6 months of treatment

Number of cases

0

0

2

1

0

1

1

1

5

2

1

10

3

1

2

(B) Changes of cough scores before treatment and after 12 months of treatment (n = 17)

Scores before treatment

Scores after 12 months of treatment

Number of cases

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

3

1

2

1

2

1

8

2

2

1

3

1

2

  1. The cough score was improved before and after 6 months of treatment, with significant difference (z = 3.419, P = 0.001); Seventeen patients were followed up after 12 months and the cough after 12 months of treatment improved when compared with that before treatment, with significant difference (z = 2.578, P = 0.010)