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. 2021 Oct 13;11:100052. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2021.100052

Table 3.

CT findings correlation with composite outcome components.

Cardiac findings Coronary artery calcium
Aortic calcification
Yes No p-value Yes No p-Value
n 98 145 92 151
Intubated (%) 32 (32.7) 41 (28.3) 0.557 31 (33.7) 42 (27.8) 0.409
In-hospital mortality (%) 17 (17.3) 14 (9.7) 0.122 17 (18.5) 14 (9.3) 0.062
60-day mortality (%) 25 (25.5) 15 (10.3) 0.003 24 (26.1) 16 (10.6) 0.003
ICU requirement (%) 46 (46.9) 70 (48.3) 0.941 51 (55.4) 65 (43.0) 0.081
≥1 MACE (%) 40 (40.8) 37 (25.5) 0.018 40 (43.5) 37 (24.5) 0.003



Cardiac findings Septal position
IVC reflux
Yes No p-value Yes No p-Value
n 161 28 67 122
Intubated (%) 40 (24.8) 10 (35.7) 0.331 27 (40.3) 23 (18.9) 0.002
In-hospital mortality (%) 17 (10.6) 7 (25.0) 0.073 15 (22.7) 9 (7.4) 0.005
60-day mortality (%) 21 (13.0) 10 (35.7) 0.007 18 (26.9) 13 (10.7) 0.008
ICU requirement (%) 68 (42.2) 17 (60.7) 0.108 37 (55.2) 48 (39.3) 0.052
≥1 MACE (%) 44 (27.3) 14 (50.0) 0.029 28 (41.8) 30 (24.6) 0.022



Lung findings Linear opacities
Peripheral distribution
Yes No p-value Yes No p-Value
n 43 200 169 74
Intubated (%) 15 (34.9) 58 (29.0) 0.562 46 (27.2) 27 (36.5) 0.194
In-hospital mortality (%) 13 (30.2) 18 (9.0) <0.001 20 (11.9) 11 (14.9) 0.670
60-day mortality (%) 16 (37.2) 24 (12.0) <0.001 24 (14.2) 16 (21.6) 0.212
ICU requirement (%) 24 (55.8) 92 (46.0) 0.317 74 (43.8) 42 (56.8) 0.085
≥1 MACE (%) 17 (39.5) 60 (30.0) 0.299 47 (27.8) 30 (40.5) 0.070