Table 8 Comparison between medical personnel and non-medical personnel groups, regarding distribution of lung involvement (N = 1200)
Distribution | Medical personnel group (N = 600) | Non-medical personnel group (N = 600) | P value | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Moderate | Severe | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Central only | 23 | 19.1% | 33 | 14.1% | 30 | 12.1% | 19 | 5.3% | 15 | 9.8% | 11 | 12.2% | 0.07 NS |
Peripheral only | 85 | 70.8% | 114 | 48.9% | 67 | 27.1% | 312 | 87.1% | 70 | 46% | 12 | 13.3% | 0.09 NS |
Diffuse | 12 | 10% | 86 | 36.9% | 150 | 60.7% | 27 | 7.5% | 67 | 44% | 67 | 74.4% | *0.005 |