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Table 2 Patients’ demographics, clinical characteristics, laboratory data, and imaging features of both groups

From: Diagnostic performance of chest CT in differentiating COVID-19 from other causes of ground-glass opacities

 

COVID-19

(n = 80)

Non-COVID-19

(n = 100)

P value

Age

46.48 ± 16.09

48.94 ± 18.97

0.131

Sex

 Male

49 (61.25%)

55 (55%)

0.108

 Female

31 (38.75%)

45 (45%)

0.098

Clinical data

 Fever

72 (90%)

62 (62%)

< 0.001

 Cough and dyspnea

65 (81.25%)

85 (85%)

0.218

 GIT manifestations

15 (18.75%)

5 (5%)

< 0.001

Laboratory findings

 Leukocytosis

12 (15%)

56 (56%)

< 0.001

 Lymphopenia

44 (55%)

21 (21%)

< 0.001

CT features

 Isolated GGO

17 (21.5%)

13 (13%)

0.043

 Consolidation

54 (65%)

72 (72%)

0.268

 Crazy-paving

15 (18.75%)

21 (21%)

0.369

 Reversed halo

9 (11.25%)

3 (3%)

0.005

 Subpleural bands

24 (30%)

19 (19%)

0.048

 Vascular thickening

29 (36.25%)

17 (17%)

0.013

 Traction bronchiectasis

13 (16.25%)

39 (39%)

0.005

 Pulmonary nodules

17 (21.5%)

41 (41%)

< 0.001

 Lymphadenopathy

0 (0%)

12 (12%)

< 0.001

 Pleural effusion

4 (5%)

32 (32%)

< 0.001

Laterality

 Unilateral

12 (15%)

19 (19%)

0.323

 Bilateral

68 (85%)

81 (81%)

0.297

Lobar affection

 Upper

43 (53.75%)

67 (67%)

0.039

 Lower

71 (88.75%)

65 (65%)

0.005

Distribution

 Peripheral

63 (78.75%)

46 (46%)

< 0.001

 Central

2 (2.5%)

13 (13%)

< 0.001

 Diffuse

15 (18.75%)

41 (41%)

< 0.001