Point prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of chronic cough in the general adult population: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2012

Kang, Min Gyu; Song, Woo Jung; Kim, Hyun Jung; Won, Ha Kyeong; Sohn, Kyoung Hee; Kang, Sung Yoon; Jo, Eun Jung; Kim, Min Hye; Kim, Sae Hoon; Kim, Sang Heon; Park, Heung Woo; Chang, Yoon Seok; Lee, Byung Jae; Morice, Alyn H.; Cho, Sang Heon

Abstract

© 2017 the Author(s). Cough is frequently self-limiting, but may persist longer in certain individuals. Most of previous studies on the epidemiology of chronic cough have only measured period prevalence, and thus have afforded limited information on the burden and natural course. We aimed to investigate the epidemiology of chronic cough by using a point prevalence measure in a large-scale general population. We analyzed cross-sectional data collected from 18,071 adults who participated in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2012. Presence and duration of current cough was ascertained by structured questionnaires, and cough was classified into acute (

Citation

Kang, M. G., Song, W. J., Kim, H. J., Won, H. K., Sohn, K. H., Kang, S. Y., …Cho, S. H. (2017). Point prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of chronic cough in the general adult population: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2012. Medicine, 96(13), Article e6486. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000006486

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Mar 2, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Deposit Date: May 12, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: May 23, 2022
• Journal: Medicine (United States)
• Print ISSN: 0025-7974
• Electronic ISSN: 1536-5964
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 96
• Issue: 13
• Article Number: e6486
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000006486
• Keywords: Adult; Chronic cough; Epidemiology; Point prevalence
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3609868