Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and CT findings of groups according to types of pericardial effusion

Variables	Transudative PE (n=30 patients)	Exudative PE (n=66 patients)	P
Gender, male %	17 (56.7%)	31 (47.0%)	0.378
Age, years	62.1±12.6	57.0±15.5	0.110
CT attenuation, HU	1.13±4.3	14.85±10.7	<0.001
Pericardial irregularity	6 (20.0%)	17 (25.8%)	0.540
Pericardial thickness, mm	2.23±0.2	2.11±1.3	0.647
Loculation	4 (13.3%)	16 (24.2%)	0.222
Maximal pericardial effusion thickness	23.4±13.8	20.1±13.1	0.268
Mediastinal lymph node (size >1 cm)	8 (26.7%)	36 (54.5%)	0.011

Data are means±SD or n (%). CT - computed tomography; HU - Hounsfield unit; PE - pericardial effusion