Table 3.
Patients’ radiological findings
| Radiological characteristics | COVID-19 (n = 88) | Non-COVID-19 (n = 80) | Overall (n = 168) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onset-CT interval (days) | 5.5 (3.3, 7.8) | 3.0 (1.3, 6.0) | 4.0 (2.0, 7.0) | < 0.001 |
| Lobes involved | 4.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 3.0 (1.0, 4.0) | < 0.001 |
| Segments involved | 8.0 (3.3, 12.0) | 3.0 (1.0, 5.0) | 5.0 (2.0, 9.0) | < 0.001 |
| Pulmonary infiltration (number of segments involved, at the segmental level) | ||||
| Density | ||||
| GGO | 7.0 (3.0, 11.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 4.0 (1.0, 8.0) | < 0.001 |
| Consolidation | 5.0 (2.0, 10.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 3.0 (1.0, 6.8) | < 0.001 |
| Location | ||||
| Periphery | 8.0 (3.3, 12.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 4.0 (2.0, 8.0) | < 0.001 |
| Center | 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 2.8) | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 0.188 |
| Form | ||||
| Patchy | 5.0 (2.0, 11.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 4.0 (1.0, 8.0) | < 0.001 |
| Oval | 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) | 0.130 |
| CT score | 14.0 (7.0, 24.5) | 7.0 (2.0, 12.0) | 9.0 (4.0, 17.0) | < 0.001 |
| Other radiological patterns (at the patient level) | ||||
| Air bronchogram | 54, 61.4% | 32, 40.0% | 86, 51.2% | 0.006 |
| Tree-in-bud sign | 2, 2.3% | 10, 12.5% | 12, 7.1% | < 0.001 |
| Crazy-paving pattern | 59, 67% | 12, 15.0% | 71, 42.3% | < 0.001 |
| Subpleural curvilinear line | 19, 21.6% | 7, 8.8% | 26, 15.5% | 0.022 |
| Bronchiectasis | 17, 19.3% | 1, 1.3% | 18, 10.7% | < 0.001 |
| Air space | 6, 6.8% | 2, 2.5% | 8, 4.8% | 0.191 |
| Lymphadenopathy | 2, 2.3% | 1, 1.3% | 3, 1.8% | 0.618 |
| Pleural effusion | 4, 4.5% | 5, 6.3% | 9, 5.4% | 0.625 |
COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019, GGO, ground glass opacity