Table 3.
Comparison of the degree of thymus fat involution with CT findings.
| The degree of thymus fat involution | CT findings | Scoring | Ground glass densities | Multilobar involvement | Crazy paving | Consolidation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (n=31) | Positive (n=56) | 1–8(n=32) | 9–23(n=24) | Peripheral (n=43) | Peripheral + central (n=13) | Negative (n=11) | Positive (n=45) | Negative (n=41) | Positive (n=15) | Negative (n=45) | Positive (n=11) | |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 5 |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Grade 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| p | 0.029 | 0.050 | 0.768 | 0.001 | 0.084 | 0.453 | ||||||
N= Number of patients, CT = Computed tomography