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. 2014 Jun;6(6):668–676. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.06.22

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.