Table 2. CT findings in groups with different NI values (n = 50 each).
CT finding | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | P-value |
NI = 15 | NI = 20 | NI = 30 | NI = 40 | ||
Normal | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 0.99 |
Emphysema | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0.91 |
Solid nodule | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 0.96 |
Ground glass opacity nodule | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0.88 |
Patchy consolidation | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.24 |
Patchy ground glass opacity | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.88 |
Scarring and calcification | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 0.96 |
Lesion of pleura | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0.45 |
Other | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
Note: Data are shown as numbers of lesions; some patients had more than one kind of lesion.