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. 2022 Jan 21;101(3):e28639. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028639

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