Table 1.
Gender differences in cough reflex sensitivities and oral chemesthesis
| Male | Female | p value | |
| Number | 14 | 14 | |
| Age (year) | 34.2 ± 2.0 | 38.5 ± 4.1 | n.s. |
| Cough reflex sensitivity | |||
| Capsaicin (Log μM) | 1.41 ± 0.12 | 1.00 ± 0.11 | <0.03 |
| Capsiate (Log μM) | 2.72 ± 0.10 | 2.37 ± 0.13 | <0.05 |
| Oral chemesthesis | |||
| Capsaicin (Log μM) | 1.51 ± 0.17 | 1.58 ± 0.13 | n.s. |
| Capsiate (Log μM) | 2.22 ± 0.15 | 2.22 ± 0.14 | n.s. |
Data are mean ± S.E. P-values are comparisons between males and females in each variable by the Mann-Whitney test. n.s. denotes not significant.