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Table 3 The difference of CT severity scores and CT follow-up time between two groups

From: Dynamic changes of Chest CT follow-up in Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pneumonia: relationship to clinical typing

 

Moderate type (number of patients)

Severe and critical type (number of patients)

P-value by Mann-Whitney U test

Initial CT

4.1 ± 2.3 (0–11) (n = 34)

8.7 ± 5.8 (1–20) (n = 16)

0.008**

First follow-up CT

4.8 ± 2.4 (1–10) (n = 34)

11.3 ± 5.5 (5–19) (n = 16)

< 0.001***

Second follow-up CT

5.0 ± 2.7 (1–10) (n = 28)

12.1 ± 5.5 (7–20) (n = 16)

< 0.001***

Third follow-up CT

4.9 ± 2.5 (0–9) (n = 15)

11.7 ± 5.4 (6–20) (n = 15)

0.001**

Fourth follow-up CT

4.0 ± 1.6 (0–8) (n = 8)

10.6 ± 5.4 (4–20) (n = 14)

0.002**

Fifth follow-up CT

NA

8.7 ± 5.5 (4–20) (n = 8)

NA

Sixth follow-up CT

NA

4.7 ± 0.6 (4–5) (n = 4)

NA

Seventh follow-up CT

NA

4.0 ± 0.0 (3–4) (n = 2)

NA

Interval-1 (d)

4 ± 2 (2–10)

4 ± 2 (1–8)

0.518

Interval-2 (d)

9 ± 3 (5–13)

8 ± 3 (4–13)

0.102

Interval-3 (d)

14 ± 4 (9–23)

12 ± 3 (8–18)

0.251

Interval-4 (d)

17 ± 2 (14–19)

17 ± 4 (12–26)

0.743

Interval-5 (d)

NA

21 ± 3 (19–26)

NA

Interval-6 (d)

NA

25 ± 7 (18–36)

NA

Interval-7 (d)

NA

29 ± 4 (24–32)

NA

  1. Note: Quantitative data were presented as mean ± standard deviation (minimum-maximum), Interval-1, the interval between initial CT and first follow-up CT; Interval-2, the interval between initial CT and second follow-up CT, and so on. NA, not applicable; d, day
  2. **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001