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. 2020 Oct 30;85:e600–e606. doi: 10.5114/pjr.2020.100788

Table 2.

Distribution of lung density measurements in normal ward and intensive care unit

Parameter Normal ward Intensive care unit p
Overall lung volume (dl) 31.16 IQR: 9.99 22.22 IQR: 13.98 0.003*
Low-density volume (dl) 6.92 IQR: 2.61 3.14 IQR: 5.73 0.014*
Low-density percentage 0.22 IQR: 0.16 0.10 IQR: 0.08 0.076
Medium-density volume (dl) 27.92 IQR: 10.40 18.13 IQR: 6.76 0.012*
High-density volume (dl) 7.21 IQR: 4.40 11.96 IQR: 3.62 0.007*
Low-density index 0.22 IQR: 0.16 0.10 IQR: 0.08 0.076
PD15 (g/l) 62 IQR: 52 93 IQR: 22 0.301

Significant p-values are indicated by asterisks. PD15 – 15th percentile of lung density