Table 3

The adjusted ORs and 95% CIs for various characteristics associated with any current daily cough (n=592), compared with subjects with no current cough (n=2716)

CharacteristicAdjusted ORs
Family history of chronic cough1.57 (1.30 to 1.91)***
Moisture damage exposure1.46 (1.19 to 1.79)***
Somatic symptom score†1.12 (1.07 to 1.18)***
Allergy1.23 (0.97 to 1.56)
Current asthma2.29 (1.75 to 3.00)***
Chronic rhinosinusitis2.19 (1.71 to 2.80)***
Age‡1.15 (1.05 to 1.26)**
  • Binary logistic regression analysis with backward directed stepwise process. ORs are presented if p<0.10.

  • **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.

  • †OR is expressed per one somatic symptom.

  • ‡OR is expressed per one decade.