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. 2016 Dec 1;32(2):287–295. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.2.287

Table 3. Comparisons of initial chest CT findings between AdV and non-AdV pneumonia.

Characteristics Total (n = 292) AdV (n = 152) Non-AdV (n = 140) P value
Dominant pattern < 0.001
 Consolidation + ground glass opacity 144 (49.3) 101 (66.5) 43 (30.7)
 Consolidation 131 (44.9) 42 (27.6) 89 (63.6)
 Ground-glass opacity 5 (1.7) 4 (2.6) 1 (0.7)
 Nodular lesions 12 (4.1) 5 (3.3) 7 (5.0)
Distribution < 0.001
 Lobar 141 (48.2) 89 (58.5) 52 (37.1)
 Peribronchovascular 53 (18.2) 19 (12.5) 34 (24.3)
 Focal 50 (17.1) 24 (15.8) 26 (18.6)
 Patchy 26 (8.9) 3 (2.0) 23 (16.4)
 Multifocal 18 (6.2) 14 (9.2) 4 (2.9)
 Diffuse 4 (1.4) 3 (2.0) 1 (0.7).
Mainly involved lobe 0.005
 Left lower lobe 102 (35.0) 63 (41.3) 39 (28.0)
 Right lower lobe 63 (21.7) 27 (17.8) 36 (25.7)
 Both lower lobe 18 (6.2) 10 (6.6) 8 (5.7)
 Left upper lobe 34 (11.6) 18 (11.8) 16 (11.4)
 Right upper lobe 29 (9.9) 19 (12.5) 10 (7.1)
 Both upper lobe 1 (0.3) 1 (0.7) -
 Right middle lobe 20 (6.8) 3 (2.0) 17 (12.1)
 Right middle and lower lobe 10 (3.4) 3 (2.0) 7 (5.0)
 Left upper and lower lobe 8 (2.7) 3 (2.0) 5 (3.6)
 Whole lobes 7 (2.4) 5 (3.3) 2 (1.4)
Bilateral 104 (35.6) 54 (35.5) 50 (35.7) 0.999
Pleural effusion 87 (29.8) 49 (32.2) 38 (27.1) 0.371

Data are shown as number (%).

AdV = adenovirus, CT = computed tomography.