Objective To evaluate the quality of life and incontinence of the female with chronic cough.Methods Patients with chronic cough were recruited from outpatient of Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease.Information regarding the physical,psychological and social effects of the chronic cough was elicited through a survey questionnaire.Results A total of 288 outpatients with chronic cough completed the questionnaire.The mean age of the female patients was(44.7±16.1)y,and(41.3±14.3)y in male.The median cough duration of female and male patients was 37(2～360)m and 24(2～480)m,respectively.There was no significant difference in scores from the assessment of the area in physical condition(4.23±0.87 vs 4.15±0.82,P>0.05),mental health(3.61±1.12 vs 3.69±1.00,P>0.05),social function(3.85±1.18 vs 3.82±1.13,P>0.05)between female and male patients.However,the inicdence of complications of urinary incontinence in female patients was significantly higher than male(50.0% vs 2.1%,X2=86.7,P<0.01).Conclusions Chronic cough seriously interfere with female patient's quality of life,which show no significant difference compared with male,much high rate of incontinence occures in women with chronic cough.