Table 4.

Longitudinal changes of CT score in COVID-19 patients and differences between groups.

Time post symptom onset	Clinical severity	Type of CT findings
		Ground-glass opacity		Consolidation		Crazy-paving pattern		Overall lung involvement
Week 1	Total n = 20	3.75	(1.63,5.88)	1.50	(0.00,2.50)	1.25	(0.13,2.88)	3.50	(2.00,5.88)
	Moderate n = 7	2.00	(1.50,3.50)	0.50	(0.00,2.00)	0.50	(0.00,1.50)	2.50	(2.00,3.50)
	Severe/critical n = 13	5.00	(1.75,7.00)	2.00	(0.00,3.25)	2.50	(0.25,4.50)	5.50	(1.75,7.75)
	p*	0.111		0.223		0.101		0.189
Week 2	Total n = 34	5.50	(3.38,6.00)	1.50	(0.50,3.50)	2.50	(1.25,4.00)	5.50	(3.50,7.62)
	Moderate/critical n = 13	3.50	(2.75,5.25)	0.50	(0.00,3.00)	2.50	(1.00,2.75)	3.50	(3.00,5.75)
	Severe n = 21	5.50	(4.75,6.50)	2.50	(1.00,3.50)	3.00	(1.00,4.50)	6.00	(5.00,8.00)
	p	0.018		0.218		0.292		0.016
Week 3	Total n = 29	5.05	(3.25,8.50)	2.00	(0.00,3.75)	2.50	(1.50,5.00)	5.50	(3.25,8.75)
	Moderate n = 11	3.00	(3.00,4.50)	0.00	(0.00,0.50)	2.00	(0.00,2.00)	3.00	(3.00,4.00)
	Severe/critical n = 18	7.25	(5.38,9.50)	2.75	(1.50,4.75)	4.50	(2.00,5.25)	7.75	(5.88,12.25)
	p	<0.001		0.003		0.002		<0.001
Week 4	Total n = 30	6.00	(3.00,7.63)	0.75	(0.00,2.13)	3.00	(1.50,4.00)	6.00	(3.00,9.13)
	Moderate n = 10	3.75	(2.38,5.25)	0.00	(0.00,5.00)	1.75	(0.75,2.63)	3.75	(2.5,5.25)
	Severe/critical n = 20	6.50	(5.625,11.38)	1.75	(0.50,3.75)	3.25	(2.13,4.50)	6.75	(6,12.75)
	p	0.007		0.002		0.008		0.005
Week 5	Total n = 24	6.00	(4.50,7.00)	0.25	(0.00,1.50)	3.00	(1.00,4.00)	6.00	(4.50,7.00)
	Moderate n = 6	5.00	(1.38,6.25)	0.25	(0.00,0.75)	0.50	(0.00,3.50)	5.00	(1.5,5.88)
	Severe/critical n = 18	6.25	(4.50,8.50)	0.25	(0.00,2.25)	3.00	(1,50,4.25)	6.25	(5.25,11.00)
	p	0.141		0.568		0.064		0.076

*p value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Therefore, all bold values were statistically significant.