Table 6. Comparison of the gender and CT findings between patients with benign or malignant lesions.
Malignant pulmonary nodules | Benign pulmonary nodules | P | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.665 | ||
Men | 68 | 31 | |
Women | 46 | 18 | |
Lobulation | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 106 | 31 | |
None | 8 | 18 | |
Rim | 1.000a | ||
Clear | 111 | 48 | |
Ambiguous | 3 | 1 | |
Spiculated | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 95 | 25 | |
None | 19 | 24 | |
Air cavity density | 0.027* | ||
Yes | 61 | 17 | |
None | 53 | 32 | |
Calcification | 0.007* | ||
Yes | 6 | 10 | |
None | 108 | 39 | |
Pleural indentation | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 80 | 18 | |
None | 34 | 31 | |
Satellite lesions | 0.029*,a | ||
Yes | 1 | 4 | |
None | 113 | 45 | |
Vascular aggregation | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 77 | 8 | |
None | 36 | 41 |
*, P<0.05; a, Fisher’s exact test.