Table 6 Effects of respiratory symptoms on the scores of SF-36v2 subscales
SF-36v2 subscales (n = 705) | Q1: Does the weather affect your cough? | Q2: Do you ever cough up sputum from your chest when you don’t have a cold? | Q3: Do you usually cough up sputum from your chest first thing in the morning? | Q4: How frequently do you wheeze? | Q5: Do you have or had any allergy? | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | No cough | Yes | No | Yes | No | Occasionally or more often | Never | Yes | No | |
PF | 60.6 ± 24.7 | 65.0 ± 25.8 | 67.9 ± 27.1** | 57.8 ± 25.0 | 66.3 ± 25.6**** | 56.2 ± 25.4 | 65.9 ± 25.1**** | 60.7 ± 24.8 | 64.8 ± 26.0* | 60.8 ± 25.0 | 63.7 ± 25.8 |
RP | 62.5 ± 24.9 | 68.3 ± 25.8 | 69.2 ± 28.7* | 60.3 ± 25.3 | 68.8 ± 26.2**** | 57.9 ± 27.0 | 68.2 ± 25.2**** | 64.6 ± 25.3 | 65.8 ± 26.7 | 60.6 ± 26.6 | 66.3 ± 25.9* |
RE | 64.9 ± 25.4 | 69.2 ± 25.3 | 72.2 ± 27.8 | 62.3 ± 26.4 | 71.2 ± 25.3**** | 61.0 ± 27.8 | 70.0 ± 24.9**** | 66.8 ± 25.4 | 68.1 ± 26.5 | 62.8 ± 27.9 | 68.7 ± 25.5* |
BP | 55.2 ± 23.5 | 61.2 ± 26.2* | 37.6 ± 27.0**** | 55.2 ± 24.2 | 62.2 ± 25.8*** | 53.0 ± 23.8 | 61.7 ± 25.5**** | 55.1 ± 22.7 | 62.2 ± 26.5*** | 51.6 ± 23.5 | 61.2 ± 25.4**** |
GH | 48.4 ± 21.9 | 51.6 ± 21.6 | 57.5 ± 22.9**** | 46.3 ± 22.4 | 54.5 ± 21.6**** | 44.9 ± 23.2 | 53.6 ± 21.5**** | 47.9 ± 21.1 | 53.5 ± 22.6*** | 43.9 ± 20.7 | 53.0 ± 22.3**** |
VT | 59.4 ± 18.9 | 61.7 ± 20.1 | 63.3 ± 18.9 | 57.6 ± 18.9 | 63.1 ± 19.1*** | 57.2 ± 20.0 | 62.3 ± 18.8*** | 59.5 ± 18.5 | 61.8 ± 19.5 | 55.3 ± 20.3 | 62.1 ± 18.7*** |
SF | 72.5 ± 22.1 | 76.3 ± 24.2 | 78.4 ± 22.8 | 71.4 ± 23.7 | 77.0 ± 21.9*** | 71.8 ± 24.1 | 75.8 ± 22.3* | 72.7 ± 22.3 | 76.1 ± 22.8* | 69.8 ± 24.7 | 75.8 ± 22.2*** |
MH | 68.1 ± 19.4 | 68.3 ± 21.1 | 72.2 ± 17.3** | 66.5 ± 20.5 | 70.9 ± 18.4*** | 67.4 ± 20.5 | 69.8 ± 19.0 | 67.3 ± 19.0 | 70.3 ± 19.4* | 64.8 ± 21.1 | 70.1 ± 18.9*** |