Role of cardiovascular computed tomography parameters and lungs findings in predicting severe COVID-19 patients: a single-centre retrospective study

Mousa, Mahmoud; Matar, Marwan; Matar, Mohammad; Jaber, Sadi; Jaber, Fouad S.; Al Ajerami, Yasser; Falak, Amjad; Abujazar, Mohammed; Oglat, Ammar A.; Abu-Odah, Hammoda

doi:10.1186/s43055-022-00910-0

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 1 Clinical and laboratory data characteristics for COVID19 patients

From: Role of cardiovascular computed tomography parameters and lungs findings in predicting severe COVID-19 patients: a single-centre retrospective study

Variables	Patient outcomes (n = 152)		P-value
Variables	Recovered (n = 93)	Deceased (n = 59)	P-value
Age
Mean ± (SD)	58.7 ± (15.38)	64.19 ± (12.17)	0.022*
Age groups
40 y and Less	16 (17.2%)	2 (3.4%)	0.007*
41–50 y	9 (9.7%)	5 (8.5%)
51–60 y	25 (26.9%)	13 (22%)
61–70 y	24 (25.8%)	22 (37.3%)
71–80 y	13 (14%)	13 (22%)
81–90 y	6 (6.5%)	4 (6.8%)
Gender
Male	41 (44.1%)	28 (47.5%)	0.405
Female	52 (55.9%)	31 (52.5%)	0.405
Hospitalization period
Mean ± (SD)	12.97 ± (8.45)	12.51 ± (6.84)	0.726
COVID patient’s status
Severe illness	83 (89.2%)	8 (13.6%)	0.0001*
Critical illness	10 (10.8%)	51 (86.4%)	0.0001*
Morbidity factors
Chronic heart disease	29 (31.2%)	24 (40.7%)	0.068
Ischemic heart disease	21 (22.6%)	8 (13.6%)	0.019*
Congestive heart failure disease	2 (2.2%)	5 (8.5%)
Ischemic and congestive heart disease	7 (7.5%)	11 (18.6%)
Diabetes mellitus	52 (55.9%)	39 (66.1%)	0.063
Hypertension	57 (61.3%)	47 (79.7%)	0.008*
Liver disease	2 (2.2%)	3 (5.1%)	0.22
Interstitial lung disease	8 (8.6%)	14 (23.7%)	0.008*
Chronic kidney disease	8 (8.6%)	9 (15.3%)	0.093
Cancer	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0.478
Morbid obesity	21 (22.6%)	4 (6.8%)	0.006*
COVID-19 symptoms
Fever	67 (72%)	53 (89.8%)	0.005*
Cough	88 (94.6%)	53 (89.8%)	0.135
Shortness of breathing	84 (90.3%)	59 (100%)	0.010*
Headache	54 (58.1%)	32 (54.2%)	0.12
Loss of smell and taste	51 (54.8%)	23 (39%)	0.022*
Diarrhoea	54 (58.1%)	34 (57.6%)	0.134
Nausea& vomiting	31 (33.3%)	22 (37.3%)	0.122
Abdominal pain	26 (28%)	13 (22%)	0.11
Chest pain	47 (50.5%)	41 (69.5%)	0.009*
Laboratory tests finding
WBC	11.79 ± (17.10)	13.11 ± (29.88)	0.729
Platelets	271.37 ± (110.68)	270.44 ± (137.91)	0.964
CRP	8.23 ± (2.54)	5.89 ± (1.89)	0.0001*
D-dimer	1.85 ± (1.24)	4.71 ± (1.73)	0.0001*
Ferritin	431.37 ± (340.52)	795.14 ± (414.07)	0.0001*
Urea	66.66 ± (43.57)	83.51 ± (53.69)	0.045*
Creatinine	1.09 ± (0.98)	1.37 ± (1.1)	0.11
HB	12.11 ± (1.82)	11.34 ± (1.79)	0.012*
Glucose random	195.33 ± (140.64)	232.19 ± (134.3)	0.108

^*Statistically significant

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