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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 4 Comparison of patient groups based on CXR positivity and intensive care necessity (n = 113)

From: Efficacy of chest X-ray in the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia: comparison with computed tomography through a simplified scoring system designed for triage

RT-PCR positive patients (n = 113)

CXR (+) (n = 79)

CXR (−) (n = 34)

p value*

ICU (−) (n = 101)

ICU (+) (n = 12)

p value*

Gender

46 M, 33 F

13 M, 21 F

–

53 M, 48 F

6 M, 6 F

–

Age (mean ± SD)

59.51 ± 14.04

45.47 ± 12.54

p < 0.001

53.61 ± 14.36

69.33 ± 13.31

p < 0.001

CTS (median)

10

4.5

p < 0.001

6

13.5

p < 0.001

XRS (median)

4

–

–

2

10

p < 0.001

  1. *p values calculated by two-sample t test and Mann-Whitney U test, p < 0.05 shows statistical significance. CXR chest X-ray, CTS computed tomography score, ICU intensive care unit, RT-PCR reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, XRS X-ray score
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