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Table 3 "Wheezing" synonyms identified by Parents/Caregivers and Health Care Professionals*†

From: The multiple meanings of "wheezing": a questionnaire survey in Portuguese for parents and health professionals

Term‡

Parents

/Caregivers

(n = 278)

Nurses/

Physiotherapists (n = 155)

Physicians

(n = 142)

P

"Wheezing"-related

222 (80%)

152 (98%)

142 (100%)

< 0.001

"Ruttles"-related

97 (35%)

12 (8%)

6 (4%)

< 0.001

"Snoring"-related

22 (8%)

8 (5%)

1 (1%)

0.017

"Dyspnea"-related

19%

20 (13%)

9 (6%)

0.02

  1. *Multiple-choice questions
  2. †Data presented as N (%); χ2 test; other synonyms were chosen in less than 1% of cases in all groups
  3. ‡These terms are translations of equivalent respiratory symptoms and sounds in Portuguese; see additional files 1, 2 and 3 for complete questionnaire