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. 2023 Jan 18;13(3):351. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13030351

Table 2.

Demographic, clinical, laboratory details and distribution of lung involvement on chest CT of the study subjects.

Patient Characteristics Observations (n = 60)
Demographics Frequency
Age (years) 47.2 ± 10.7 (mean ± S.D)
Gender Frequency
Male 40 (66.67%)
Female 20 (33.33%)
Clinical features Frequency
Fever 54 (90.00%)
Cough 58 (96.67%)
Dyspnea 48 (80.00%)
Myalgia 30 (50.00%)
Fatigue 30 (50.00%)
Anosmia or ageusia 38 (63.33%)
Sore throat 30 (50.00%)
Clinical history Frequency
Diabetes 20 (33.33%)
Hypertension 18 (30.00%)
CKD 6 (5.00%)
Coronary artery disease 4 (6.67%)
COPD 2 (3.33%)
Past history of tuberculosis 5 (8.33%)
Smoker 14 (23.33%)
Alcoholic 15 (25.00%)
Laboratory data Frequency
Anaemia 9 (15.00%)
Leucocytosis 10 (16.67%)
Thrombocytopenia 7 (11.67%)
Deranged RFT 6 (5.00%)
Raised LDH 40 (66.67%)
Raised CRP 42 (70.00%)
Raised procalcitonin 30 (50.00%)
Raised ferritin 34 (56.66%)
Raised troponin T 24 (40.00%)
Raised d-dimer 32 (53.33%)
Duration from: Days
Symptom to CT scan 11.2 ± 2.2 (mean ± S.D)
RT-PCR to CT scan 8 ± 2.5 (mean ± S.D)
Distribution of lung abnormalities Frequency
Bilateral 60 (100%)
Peripheral 38 (63.33%)
Diffuse 18 (30.00%)
Random 4 (6.67%)
RUL 46 (76.67%)
RML 52 (86.67%)
RLL 60 (100%)
LUL 46 (76.67%)
LLL 54 (90.00%)

Abbreviations: SDCT = Standard dose computed tomography, ULDCT = Ultra low dose computed tomography, S.D = Standard deviation, CKD = Chronic kidney disease, COPD = Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, WBC = White blood cell count, RFT = Renal function test, LDH = lactate dehydrogenase, CRP = C-reactive protein, RT-PCR- Real time-reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, RUL = Right upper lobe, RML = Right middle lobe, RLL = Right lower lobe, LUL = Left upper lobe, LLL = Left lower lobe.