Table 1

AUC Values for Voluntary and Involuntary Reflex Cough.

Subject
 VC AUC (cm H2O·s)
 RCT AUC (cm H2O·s)
 VC mean IAP (cm H2O)
 RCT mean IAP (cm H2O)
 VC max IAP (cm H2O)
 RCT max IAP (cm H2O)
1
 92
 125
 35.2
 48.4
 87
 100
2
 290
 781
 52.5
 52.4
 167
 175
3
 326
 1063
 31.6
 49.8
 100
 170
4
 375
 1214
 37.5
 28.5
 165
 139
5
 612
 1308
 70.2
 58.9
 211
 174
6
 483
 1148
 65.5
 73.5
 180
 194
7
 505
 1239
 55.0
 50.8
 139
 173
8
 488
 1321
 42.0
 73.6
 165
 275
9
 124
 703
 26.1
 28.5
 104
 149
10
 201
 964
 39.1
 38.0
 77
 100

Subject 10 had a T4 complete spinal cord injury, and the IAP measurements were extremely low with a markedly compromised total cough force generated for VC and involuntary reflex cough as indicated by the AUC values of 22 and 111, respectively. As such, this subject was excluded from all statistical comparisons of VC and involuntary reflex cough.

Addington et al. Cough 2008 4:2   doi:10.1186/1745-9974-4-2