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CT scores | Stage 1 (n=2) | Stage 2 (n=8) | Stage 3 (n=10) | Stage 4 (n=10) |
aP < 0.05, left lower lobe vs left upper lobe; bP < 0.05, right lower lobe vs right upper lobe; cP < 0.05, right lower lobe vs right middle lobe; d Wilcoxon test showed significant difference between Stage-1 and Stage-2 (Z=-2.63, P=0.02). | ||||
Total CT score | 4.00±0.40 | 7.38±3.34d | 6.86±2.91 | 6.21±1.56 |
Number of involved lobes | 3.00±0.00 | 4.00±1.51 | 4.30±1.16 | 4.30±0.95 |
Right upper lobe | 0.00±0.00 | 0.88±0.83 | 1.00±0.67 | 0.79±0.46 |
Right middle lobe | 0.00±0.00 | 0.63±0.52 | 0.90±0.57 | 0.89±0.33 |
Right lower lobe | 1.50±0.70 | 1.88±1.25 | 1.77±0.82 | 1.56±0.53 |
Left upper lobe | 1.00±0.50 | 1.75±1.04 | 1.20±0.92 | 1.11±1.00 |
Left lower lobe | 1.50±0.71 | 2.25±1.04 | 1.99±0.95 | 1.86±0.93 |
Z | -0.82a/-1.64b/-2.05c | -2.32a/-2.50b/-2.82c | -1.52a/-2.59b/-2.03c | |
P | 0.41a/0.10b/0.04c | 0.02a/0.01b/0.01c | 0.13a/ 0.01b/0.04c |