Table 6: Laboratory results compared on both groups (dry cough and no dry cough).

 

Characteristics

Dry cough (n = 68)

No dry cough (n = 43)

P value*

TC, mean (mg/dL)

184.7 ± 42.1

186.9 ± 53.9

0.31

HDL-c, mean (mg/dL

48.8 ± 13.1

49.6 ± 14.1

0.51

LDL-c, mean (mg/dL)

109.9 ± 36.1

105.1 ± 32.7

0.39

TG, mean (mg/dL)

134.9 ± 60.1

137.9 ± 105.7

0.33

Serum glucose, mean (mg/dL)

106.2 ± 24.4

117.9 ± 33.3

0.78

Na+, mean (mmol/L)

141.1 ± 4.2

140.5 ± 3.1

0.12

K+, mean (mmol/L)

4.4 ± 0.6

4.4 ± 0.5

0.37

Cr, mean (mg/dL)

1.1 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.5

0.11

Ur, mean (mg/dL)

38.9 ± 14.4

43.7 ± 20.8

0.11

 

*T test. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. TC: Total Cholesterol; HDL-c: High-Density Lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-c: Low-Density Lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; Na+: Plasma Sodium; K+: Plasma Potassium; Cr: Plasma Creatinine; Ur: Plasma Urea.