Table 4.
CT scores in survived COVID-19 patients with pulmonary fibrosis during follow up.
| CT score (mean ± SD) | ||||
| Variable | At discharge | 1st month | 3rd month | 6th month |
| Bilateral lung infiltrations | ||||
| No | 11.1 ± 2.5 | 6.5 ± 1.8 | 2.8 ± 1.2 | 1.6 ± 0.8 |
| Yes | 13.8 ± 1.1 | 8.2 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 2.6 ± 0.5 |
| P† | .272 | .367 | .684 | .414 |
| Ground-glass opacity | ||||
| No | 12.7 ± 1.0 | 7.7 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.4 |
| Yes | 18.7 ± 2.9 | 9.3 ± 1.8 | 7.0 ± 2.1 | 5.3 ± 2.7 |
| P† | .081 | .522 | .068 | .036∗ |
| Honeycomb | ||||
| No | 12.4 ± 1.3 | 6.7 ± 0.8 | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 1.3 ± 0.4 |
| Yes | 15.9 ± 0.7 | 11.4 ± 0.8 | 7.3 ± 0.8 | 5.6 ± 0.7 |
| P† | .132 | .003∗ | <.001∗ | <.001∗ |
| Consolidation | ||||
| No | 12.9 ± 1.1 | 7.5 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.6 | 1.8 ± 0.4 |
| Yes | 16.3 ± 1.2 | 11.3 ± 0.7 | 9.3 ± .07 | 7.3 ± 0.7 |
| P† | .329 | .123 | .001∗ | <.001∗ |
| ICU admission | ||||
| No | 9.0 ± 1.6 | 4.6 ± 0.6 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 0.7 ± 0.5 |
| Yes | 15.8 ± 0.9 | 9.9 ± 0.8 | 4.6 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 0.6 |
| P† | <.001∗ | <.001∗ | .018∗ | .01∗ |
| Mechanical ventilation | ||||
| No | 11.8 ± 1.1 | 6.8 ± 0.7 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.4 |
| Yes | 17.6 ± 1.3 | 11.7 ± 1.5 | 6.4 ± 1.5 | 4.6 ± 1.0 |
| P† | .009∗ | .003∗ | .009∗ | .003∗ |
| High flow nasal canula | ||||
| No | 12.8 ± 1.5 | 7.5 ± 1.1 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 2.4 ± 0.7 |
| Yes | 13.8 ± 1.2 | 8.4 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 2.3 ± 0.6 |
| P† | .644 | .542 | .890 | .917 |
| Long term oxygen therapy | ||||
| No | 12.1 ± 1.5 | 6.1 ± 0.8 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 0.5 |
| Yes | 14.6 ± 1.3 | 9.6 ± 1.1 | 4.7 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 0.7 |
| P† | .210 | .014∗ | .037∗ | .054 |