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. 2020 Sep 24;15(9):e0239519. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239519

Table 5. Change in imaging findings between scans.

Deceased (n = 6) Survivor (n = 19) p value
Subgroup age (years)* 67.7 ± 16.5 57.3 ± 14.0 0.2
Subgroup sex (male) 4 (67%) 14 (74%) >0.9
Time between scans (days)* 5.3 ± 1.2 5.1 ± 2.2 0.7
Nonparenchymal Findings
Change in pulmonary artery diameter* 0.42 ± 0.52 0.02 ± 0.33 0.1
Development of pleural effusion 2/4 0/15 0.04
Development of mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy 4/5 4/15 0.1
Development of bronchiectasis 2/4 2/19 0.1
Lung Parenchyma
Change in total lung severity score* 10.2 ± 5.5 3.1 ± 7.9 0.03
Total lung severity score on CT* 20.2 +/- 2.7 14.1 +/- 6.8 0.004
Lower lung zone severity score* 12.7 ± 2.5 9.0 ± 3.8 0.02

*Two tailed unpaired Student’s t test with Welch correction. Otherwise, Fischer’s exact test.