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. 2017 Feb 2;12(2):e0170713. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170713

Table 2. Characteristics on chest computed tomography scans.

BHD (n = 6) Non-BHD (n = 11) P-value
Number of cysts 0.728
    < 20 0 (0.0% 2 (18.2%)
    20–40 0 (0.0%) 1 (9.1%)
    41–100 4 (66.7%) 7 (63.6%)
    > 100 2 (33.3%) 1 (9.1%)
Dominant location 0.549
    Central dominant 1 (16.7%) 0 (0.0%)
    Evenly distributed 2 (33.3%) 5 (45.5%)
    Peripheral dominant 3 (50.0%) 6 (54.5%)
Size of cysts (mm)
    Median value of minimum size (IQR) 3.7 (2.1) 4.0 (1.20) 0.537
    Median value of maximum size (IQR) 39.4 (11.4) 15.8 (7.8) 0.001*
CPA involvement 0.515
    No 4 (66.7%) 10 (90.9%)
    Yes 2 (33.3%) 1 (9.1%)
Multiseptated cyst 0.110
    No 4 (66.7%) 11 (100.0%)
  Yes 2 (33.3%) 0 (0.0%)
Variable morphology 0.002*
  No 0 (0.0%) 9 (81.8%)
    Yes 6 (100.0%) 2 (18.2%)

*P < 0.05, Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher’s exact test.

Abbreviations: BHD, Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome; IQR, interquartile range; CPA, costophrenic angle.