Characteristics and predictors of readiness to quit among emergency medical patients presenting with respiratory symptoms

Table 2 Presenting complaint

	Frequency	Percent
Shortness of breath*	173	25.8
Cough*	134	20.0
Sore throat	93	13.9
Asthma*	76	11.3
Bronchitis, chest congestion*	37	5.5
Pneumonia*	26	3.9
Ear infection, earache	22	3.3
Cold symptoms	21	3.1
Sinus infection	13	1.9
Wheezing*	11	1.6
COPD*	10	1.5
Other	54	8.0

*Asterisk denotes presenting complaints/diagnoses counted as lower respiratory illness in the analyses.

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