Table 3.:
Symptomatology Observed in Participants on Presentation
Symptom
FEV
1
% N (%)
*
P-Value
°
≤ 70 %
> 70 %
Dyspnoea
95
(45)
817
(23.5)
<0.001
Cough
66
(31.3)
550
(15.8)
<0.001
Sputum
61
(28.9)
497
(14.3)
<0.001
Wheeze
33
(15.6)
226
(6.5)
<0.001
Chest pain
0
(0.0)
2
(0.1)
1.00
*
FEV1% is the ratio of Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1) to Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), For the sake of simplicity the data of only those subjects with positive symptomatology is shown.
°
Pearson Chi Square test.