Table 2

Point prevalence of current acute, subacute, chronic and any cough with different cough bout frequency criteria

Bout frequencyAcute cough (%)Subacute cough (%)Chronic cough (%)All cough (%)
Any10.04.711.426.1
Once a week or more often8.14.611.123.7
2–3 days a week or more often7.34.310.021.6
4–6 days a week or more often6.13.98.818.8
Once a day or more often5.43.47.216.1