Table 4.
Comparisons of Radiologic Features Between Female and Male COPD Patients
| Female (N=203) |
Male (N=2303) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest X-ray result | |||
| Abnormal | 132 (75.9%) | 1335 (67.4%) | 0.03 |
| Normal | 42 (24.1%) | 647 (32.6%) | |
| Emphysematous change | 19(14.0%) | 536 (30.0%) | <0.01 |
| TB destroyed lung | 11 (8.1%) | 109 (6.1%) | 0.46 |
| Airway wall thickening | 8 (5.9%) | 48 (2.7%) | 0.06 |
| Bronchiectasis | 20 (14.7%) | 93(5.2%) | <0.01 |
| Chest CT Result | |||
| Abnormal | 110 (95.7%) | 1129 (91.9%) | 0.21 |
| Normal | 5 (4.3%) | 99 (8.1%) | |
| Emphysematous change | 17 (23.0%) | 515 (56.3%) | <0.01 |
| TB destroyed lung | 6 (8.1%) | 62 (6.8%) | 0.84 |
| Airway wall thickening | 10 (13.5%) | 110 (12.0%) | 0.85 |
| Bronchiectasis | 17 (23.0%) | 119 (13.0%) | 0.03 |