Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and CT findings of 134 Patients with Suspicious COVID-19 viral pneumonia.
| Age (year) | Positive for COVID-19 | Negative for COVID-19 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 69.3 | 61.6 | 0.11 | ||
| Range | 29–93 | 43–81 | |||
| Tot | % | Tot | % | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, no. (%) of patients | |||||
| Male | 89 | 70.6 | 2 | 25.0 | 0.02 |
| Female | 37 | 29.4 | 6 | 75.0 | |
| GGOs—consolidation—nodules presence | |||||
| Presence of GGOs with consolidation | 89 | 70.6% | 1 | 12.5% | < 0.01 |
| Presence of GGOs without consolidation | 33 | 26.2% | 1 | 12.5% | > 0.05 |
| Presence of consolidation without GGOs | 4 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | > 0.05 |
| Absence of GGOs and consolidation | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 75.0% | ≪ 0.001 |
| Nodules | 10 | 7.9% | 2 | 25.0% | > 0.05 |
| Septal thickening | 47 | 37.3% | 1 | 12.5% | > 0.05 |
| Air bronchogram sign | 50 | 39.7% | 0 | 0.0% | > 0.05 |
| Crazy paving pattern | 95 | 75.4% | 0 | 0.0% | ≪ 0.001 |
| “Reversed halo” sign | 30 | 23.8% | 0 | 0.0% | > 0.05 |
| Pleural effusion | 18 | 14.3% | 0 | 0.0% | > 0.05 |
| Pericardium effusion | 21 | 16.7% | 1 | 12.5% | > 0.05 |
| Mediastinal lymphadenopathy | 69 | 54.8% | 1 | 12.5% | > 0.05 |
| Increased trunk diameter of the pulmonary artery (diameter > 29 mm) | 8 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | > 0.05 |
| Barotrauma sign | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | > 0.05 |
p value was evaluated for continuous variable by Mann Whitney test and by Chi square test with Yates correction for categorical ones. The p values reported in bold were considered significant.