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. 2012 Apr;85(1012):339–345. doi: 10.1259/bjr/62694750

Table 2. Findings in chest radiography correlated with the cigarette consumption.

Findings in chest radiography Cigarette consumption (pack years)
Total (n=85)
<20 (n=33) 20–<40 (n=30) 40–<60 (n=13) ≥60 (n=9)
Bronchial wall thickening 28 (85%) 19 (64%) 10 (77%) 6 (67%) 63 (74%)
Linear pattern 4 (12%) 11 (37%) 4 (31%) 3 (33%) 22 (26%)
Overall marking score 0 0/0 14 (42%) 5 (17%) 3 (23%) 0 22 (26%)
1 0/1 8 (24%) 5 (17%) 0 1 (11%) 14 (16%)
2 1/0 8 (24%) 7 (23%) 3 (23%) 0 18 (21%)
3 1/1 1 (3%) 5 (17%) 5 (38%) 2 (22%) 13 (15%)
4 1/2 2 (6%) 4 (13%) 2 (15%) 2 (22%) 10 (12%)
5 2/1 0 3 (10%) 0 3 (33%) 6 (7%)
6 2/2 0 1 (3%) 0 1 (11%) 2 (2%)
Emphysema Moderate 13 (40%) 16 (53%) 8 (61%) 2 (22%) 39 (46%)
Severe 5 (15%) 6 (20%) 4 (13%) 6 (67%) 21 (25%)
Total 18 (55%) 22 (73%) 12 (92%) 8 (89%) 60 (71%)