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Cough by diagnosis, patient age, and duration of cough before presentation: Mean duration of cough before presentation was 4.8 days (standard deviation 4 days).
DIAGNOSIS NO. OF DIAGNOSES FOR A GES 0–4 NO. OF DIAGNOSES FOR AGES 5–16 NO. OF DIAGNOSES FOR AGES 17–64 NO. OF DIAGNOSES FOR AGES ≥ 65 TOTAL NO. OF DIAGNOSES MEAN DURATION OF COUGH BEFORE PRESENTATION (D) Viral respiratory tract infection 18 11 35 9 73 5.0 Asthma 1 2 10 2 15 5.3 Influenza 1 1 3 1 6 2.0 Pneumonia 2 0 1 1 4 3.0 Croup 2 0 0 0 2 3.0 - Table 2
Mean duration of cough before presentation of all illnesses (ie, viral respiratory tract infection, asthma, influenza, pneumonia, and croup) by age group
AGE GROUP MEAN DURATION OF ALL COUGHS (D) 0–4 y 2.8 5–16 y 4.3 17–64 y 5.8 ≥ 65 y 5.2