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. 2021 Jul 7;2021:9941570. doi: 10.1155/2021/9941570

Table 2.

Radiologic findings stratified based on survival status.

Variables All patients, N = 121 Survivors, N = 41 Nonsurvivors, N = 80 P value
PI scores
 RUL total score 2.3 (1.1) 2.2 (1.0) 2.3 (1.2) 0.82
 RML total score 1.8 (1.1) 1.6 (0.8) 1.8 (1.2) 0.43
 RLL total score 2.5 (1.2) 2.5 (1.0) 2.6 (1.2) 0.62
 LUL total score 2.2 (1.1) 2.2 (1.0) 2.3 (1.1) 0.85
 LLL total score 2.5 (1.1) 2.5 (0.9) 2.5 (1.3) 0.84
 Total lung GGO score 8.0 (4.3) 7.9 (4.5) 8.0 (4.2) 0.87
 Total lung consolidation score 3.6 (3.7) 3.4 (3.5) 3.8 (3.8) 0.61
 Total PI score 11.7 (4.8) 11.4 (4.1) 11.9 (5.1) 0.59

PI density index 2.4 (0.8) 2.4 (0.7) 2.4 (0.9) 0.90

Predominant pattern
 GGO 87 (71.9) 29 (70.7) 58 (72.5) 0.84
 Consolidation 34 (28.1) 12 (29.3) 22 (27.5)

Dominant distribution of lesions
 Peripheral 47 (38.8) 14 (34.1) 33 (41.3) 0.59
 Axial 34 (28.8) 11 (26.8) 23 (28.7)
 Diffuse 40 (33.1) 16 (39.0) 24 (30.0)

No. of involved lobes 4.6 (0.8) 4.6 (09) 4.7 (0.8) 0.59

Laterality
 Unilateral 2 (1.7) 1 (2.4) 1 (1.3) 0.62
 Bilateral 119 (98.3) 40 (97.6) 79 (98.8)

Lower lobes involvement
 Yes 114 (94.2) 38 (92.7) 76 (95.0) 0.68
 No 7 (5.8) 3 (7.3) 4 (5.0)

Additional findings
 Cardiomegaly 77 (63.6) 21 (51.2) 56 (70.0) 0.04
 Pleural effusion 30 (24.8) 5 (12.2) 25 (31.3) 0.02
 Pericardial effusion 13 (10.7) 1 (2.4) 12 (15.0) 0.03
 Dilated pulmonary trunk 15 (17.0) 3 (13.6) 12 (18.2) 0.62

Other morphologies
 Parenchymal band 58 (47.9) 22 (53.7) 36 (45.0) 0.37
 Crazy paving 54 (44.4) 17 (41.5) 37 (46.3) 0.61
 Reverse halo 11 (9.1) 6 (14.6) 5 (6.3) 0.13

Reported as mean (standard deviation), all other variables reported as N (%). PI = pulmonary involvement; RUL = right upper lobe; RML = right middle lobe; RLL = right lower lobe; LUL = left upper lobe; LLL = left lower lobe; GGO = ground-glass opacity.