Prevalence and burden of chronic cough in China: a national cross-sectional study
| Title: | Prevalence and burden of chronic cough in China: a national cross-sectional study |
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| Authors: | Kewu Huang; Xiaoying Gu; Ting Yang; Jianying Xu; Lan Yang; Jianping Zhao; Xiangyan Zhang; Chunxue Bai; Jian Kang; Pixin Ran; Huahao Shen; Fuqiang Wen; Yahong Chen; Tieying Sun; Guangliang Shan; Yingxiang Lin; Sinan Wu; Ruiying Wang; Zhihong Shi; Yongjian Xu; Xianwei Ye; Yuanlin Song; Qiuyue Wang; Yumin Zhou; Wen Li; Liren Ding; Chun Wan; Wanzhen Yao; Yanfei Guo; Fei Xiao; Yong Lu; Xiaoxia Peng; Dan Xiao; Xiaoning Bu; Hong Zhang; Xiaolei Zhang; Li An; Shu Zhang; Zhixin Cao; Qingyuan Zhan; Yuanhua Yang; Lirong Liang; Huaping Dai; Bin Cao; Jiang He; Kian Fan Chung; Chen Wang |
| Source: | ERJ Open Research, Vol 8, Iss 3 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | European Respiratory Society |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| Subject Terms: | Medicine |
| Description: | Background Chronic cough is a common complaint, but there are no population-based data on its burden in China. We determined the prevalence of chronic cough and its impact on health status in adults stratified by sex, age and the diagnosis of COPD or the presence of small airway dysfunction (SAD). Methods A representative sample of 57 779 Chinese adults aged 20 years or older was recruited and pulmonary function test was measured. Chronic cough was defined as cough lasting for >3 months in each year. Quality of life was assessed by the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), and self-reported history of hospital visits was recorded. Results Chronic cough was found in 3.6% (95% CI 3.1–4.1) of Chinese adults, 2.4% (95% CI 1.9–3.1) of those aged 20–49 years and 6.0% (95% CI 5.3–6.8) of those aged 50 years or older. Individuals with chronic cough had an impaired physical component summary (PCS) score of the SF-12 (p |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/8/3/00075-2022.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2312-0541; https://doaj.org/article/c2c30b4328c2463bb6aaae9990351015 |
| DOI: | 10.1183/23120541.00075-2022 |
| Availability: | https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00075-2022; https://doaj.org/article/c2c30b4328c2463bb6aaae9990351015 |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.9098748A |
| Database: | BASE |