File S1 - Capsaicin Cough Sensitivity and the Association with Clinical Parameters in Bronchiectasis

Supporting Information. Table S1, Cough symptom scores. Table S2, Univariate analysis of the determinants of capsaicin cough hypersensitivity. Categorical data were expressed as number (percentage) and compared with chi-square test. Data in boldface indicated statistical significance. In multivariate analysis, settings of the covariates were as follows. Sex: 0 for female, 1 for males; duration of cough: 0 for less than 5 years, 1 for 5 to 10 years, 2 for greater than 10 years; HRCT score: 0 for 6 or less, 1 for greater than 7 and less than 13, 2 for 13 or greater; bronchiectasis severity index: 0 for 4 or less, 1 for 5 to 8, 2 for 9 or greater; 24-hour sputum volume: 0 for 10 ml or less, 1 for greater than 10 and less than 30 ml, 2 for 30 ml or greater; cough symptom score: 0 for 5 or less, 1 for greater than 5; sputum bacteriology: 0 for commensals, 1 for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 2 for other PPMs.
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