Table 2 Different findings of initial CT images between two clinical groups
All patients (n = 50) | Moderate type (n = 34) | Severe and critical type (n = 16) | Mann-Whitney U or χ2P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CT characteristics | ||||
ground glass opacity | 44 (88%) | 32 (94%) | 12 (75%) | 0.074 |
consolidation | 24 (48%) | 14 (41%) | 10 (63%) | 0.227 |
crazy-paving pattern | 25 (50%) | 17 (50%) | 8 (50%) | 1.000 |
pleural thickening or adhesion | 26 (52%) | 17 (50%) | 9 (56%) | 0.767 |
fibrosis | 16 (32%) | 10 (29%) | 6 (38%) | 0.746 |
discrete nodules | 4 (8%) | 3 (9%) | 1 (6%) | 1.000 |
bronchiectasis | 3 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 1 (6%) | 1.000 |
thoracic lymphadenopathy | 2 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (6%) | 0.542 |
pleural effusion | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (13%) | 0.098 |
cavitation | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
Number of involved lobes | ||||
Right upper lobe | 34 (68%) | 21 (62%) | 13 (81%) | 0.208 |
Right middle lobe | 24 (48%) | 13 (38%) | 11 (69%) | 0.069 |
Right lower lobe | 46 (92%) | 31 (91%) | 15 (94%) | 1.000 |
Left upper lobe | 34 (68%) | 22 (74%) | 12 (75%) | 0.533 |
Left lower lobe | 39 (78%) | 24 (71%) | 15 (94%) | 0.080 |
CT score in each lobe | ||||
Right upper lobe | 1.0 ± 1.0 (0–4) | 0.7 ± 0.5 (0–1) | 1.7 ± 1.4 (0–4) | 0.017* |
Right middle lobe | 0.7 ± 1.0 (0–4) | 0.4 ± 0.5 (0–1) | 1.3 ± 1.3 (0–4) | 0.007** |
Right lower lobe | 1.5 ± 1.0 (0–4) | 1.2 ± 0.7 (0–4) | 1.9 ± 1.2 (0–4) | 0.047* |
Left upper lobe | 1.0 ± 1.1 (0–4) | 0.7 ± 0.6 (0–2) | 1.6 ± 1.5 (0–4) | 0.057 |
Left lower lobe | 1.3 ± 1.1 (0–4) | 1.1 ± 0.8 (0–3) | 1.8 ± 1.4 (0–4) | 0.123 |
The total CT severity scores | 5.6 ± 4.4 (0–20) | 4.1 ± 2.3 (0–11) | 8.7 ± 5.8 (1–20) | 0.008** |