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Table 5 Comorbidities in CVA, CPA and CA

From: Characteristics of different asthma phenotypes associated with cough: a prospective, multicenter survey in China

Comorbidities

CVA

CPA

CA

p

Number

296

945

578

–

Rhinitis, n (%)

127 (42.9)

422 (44.7)

255 (44.1)

0.868

Sinusitis, n (%)

51 (17.2)*#

253 (26.8)

141 (24.4)

0.004

COPD, n (%)

0 (0.0)*#

70 (7.4)&#

64 (11.1)&*

< 0.001

Bronchiectasis, n (%)

5 (1.7)#

28 (3.0)#

33 (5.7)

0.003

Gastroesophageal reflux, n (%)

27 (9.1)

115 (12.2)

49 (8.5)

0.052

  1. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA: cough variant asthma; CPA: cough predominant asthma; CA: classic asthma
  2. &Compared to CVA, p < 0.05
  3. *Compared to CPA, p < 0.05
  4. #Compared to CA, p < 0.05