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.