Table I.

Comparison of relevant indicators between the two groups of patients

Parameter	Experimental group (mean ± SD)	Control group (mean ± SD)	P-value
Gender:
Male	7	9	0.91
Female	16	22
Age	46.5 ±22.3	50.1 ±18.6	0.45
Location of nodules:
Right lung	17	21	0.62
Left lung	6	10
Size of nodule [mm]	11.4 ±6.3	10.3 ±4.1	0.24
Type of lesion:
pGGO	4	5
mGGO	14	17
SPN	5	9

pGGO – pure ground glass opacity, mGGO – mixed ground glass opacity, SPN – solid pulmonary nodule.