Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of CoP and NCoP patients
| S. no. | Characteristic | Acronym | Description | CoP (N = 100) | NCoP (N = 30) | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Age (years) | – | – | 61.49 | 51.4 | 0.02131 |
| 2 | Gender (M) | – | – | 0.30 | 0.68 | 0.43840 |
| 3 | GGO | Ground-glass opacities | An area charactersed by hazy lung opacity through which vessels and bronchial structures may still be seen | 4.42 | 1.77 | 0.00001 |
| 4 | CONS | Consolidations | A pulmonary consolidation is a region of compressible lung tissue that has filled with fluid instead of air | 3.07 | 2.53 | 0.00453 |
| 5 | PLE | Pleural effusion | The collection of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs | 0.12 | 0.63 | 0.00413 |
| 6 | LNF | Lymph nodes | A kidney-shaped organ of the lymphatic system and a part of adaptive immune system | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.36280 |
| 7 | Cough | – | – | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.03834 |
| 8 | Sore throat | – | – | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.67040 |
| 9 | Dyspnoea | – | Shortness of breath | 0.57 | 0.40 | 0.10770 |
| 10 | BT + | – | – | 37.89 | 37.42 | 0.00313 |