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Table 6 Association between radiological findings with the need for ICU admission

From: Typical and atypical CT chest imaging findings of novel coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) in correlation with clinical data: impact on the need to ICU admission, ventilation and mortality

 

ICU admission

Chi-square test

(p value)

No

(n = 95)

Yes

(n = 25)

%(n)

%(n)

Radiological findings

CT severity signs

2.1(2)

76.0(19)

X2 = 74.854

p = <0.001*

Ground glass opacity

o Multilobes

91.6(87)

96.0(24)

X2 = 0.558

p = 0.455

Peripheral

73.7(70)

52.0(13)

X2 = 4.364

p = 0.037*

Central and Peripheral

16.8(16)

16.0(4)

X2 = 0.010

p = 0.920

White lung

1.1(1)

28.0(7)

X2 = 23.098

p = <0.001*

o Single lobe

8.4(8)

4.0(1)

X2 = 0.558

p = 0.455

Consolidation

11.6(11)

20.0(5)

X2 = 1.215

p = 0.270

o Heterogenous

8.4(8)

20.0(5)

X2 = 2.747

p = 0.097

o Homogenous

3.2(3)

0.0(0)

X2 = 0.810

p = 0.368

Crazy paving

33.7(32)

28.0(7)

X2 = 0.291

p = 0.589

Atelectatic bands

8.4(8)

4.0(1)

X2 = 0.558

p = 0.455

Tree in bud nodules

6.3(6)

12.0(3)

X2 = 0.922

p = 0.337

Pleural effusion

1.1(1)

20.0(5)

X2 = 14.958

p = <0.001*

Lymph nodes

6.3(6)

8.0(2)

X2 = 0.090

p = 0.764

  1. *Significant at p ≤ 0.05