Table 1.
Values of the Pearson’s correlation coefficients among the age of patients (n = 81), the CT value of the first positive naso-pharyngeal swab, and the duration (days) of the positivity in repeated swabs in the same patient, overall and by gender. * Asterisks are denoting the significant values.
| Overall | Males | Females | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Duration of Positivity | CT Values | Age | Duration of Positivity | CT Values | Age | Duration of Positivity | CT Values | |
| Age | 1 | −0.077 | −0.110 | 1 | −0.167 | −0.085 | 1 | 0.096 | −0.144 |
| Duration of Positivity | −0.077 | 1 | −0.289 * | −0.167 | 1 | −0.349 * | 0.096 | 1 | −0.183 |
| CT Values | −0.110 | −0.289 * | 1 | −0.085 | −0.349 * | 1 | −0.144 | −0.183 | 1 |