Short communicationAbnormal FeV1 and body mass index are associated with impaired cough-related quality of life in sarcoidosis patients
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Keywords
Sarcoidosis
Quality of life
Cough
Leicester cough questionnaire
FeV1
Body mass index
BMI
Adiposity
Abbreviations
ACE
angiotensin-converting enzyme
BMI
body mass index
DLCO
Diffusion Capacity of the Lungs for Carbon Monoxide
FeV1
forced expiratory volume in 1 s
FVC
forced vital capacity
LCQ
Leicester Cough Questionnaire
QoL
quality of life
sIL2R
soluble interleukin-2 receptor
TLC
total lung capacity
VAS
Visual analogue scale (for cough)
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