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Table 3 Relevant CT chest findings

From: Impact of COPD on clinical and CT characteristics of COVID-19-associated pneumonia: single tertiary center experience

Data

COPD (n = 50)

Non-COPD (n = 231)

OR (95% CI)

p value

GGO distribution

 

Bilateral

44 (88.0%)

223 (96.5%)

3.801 (1.257–11.497)

0.023*

Unilateral

6 (12.0%)

8 (3.5%)

0.263 (0.087–0.796)

0.023*

Peripheral

48 (96.0%)

229 (99.1%)

4.771 (0.656–34.710)

0.147

Central

36 (72.0%)

194 (83.9%)

2.039 (1.002–4.149)

0.046*

Right upper lobe

43 (86.0%)

216 (93.5%)

2.344 (0.902–6.092)

0.084

Right middle lobe

40 (80.0%)

205 (88.7%)

1.971 (0.882–4.405)

0.093

Right lower lobe

43 (86.0%)

223 (96.5%)

4.538 (1.563–13.171)

0.008*

Left upper lobe

46 (92.0%)

219 (94.8%)

1.587 (0.490–5.141)

0.498

Left lower lobe

42 (84.0%)

220 (95.2%)

3.810 (1.446–10.036)

0.009*

Other abnormalities

"Crazy-paving" pattern

17 (34.0%)

132 (57.1%)

2.615 (1.378–4.963)

0.003*

Fibrous stripes

11 (22.0%)

82 (35.5%)

1.951 (0.948–4.014)

0.066

"Reversed halo"

0

8 (3.5%)

 

0.358

Vascular enlargement

42 (84.0%)

204 (88.3%)

1.439 (0.611–3.387)

0.403

Pleural effusion

5 (10.0%)

7 (3.0%)

0.281 (0.085–0.926)

0.043*

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy

42 (84.0%)

107 (46.3%)

0.164 (0.074–0.365)

 < 0.001*

Diffuse alveolar damage

1 (2.0%)

6 (2.6%)

1.307 (0.154–11.100)

1.000

CT severity score

 

CT 1

19 (38.0%)

52 (22.5%)

0.474 (0.248–0.907)

0.022*

CT 2

17 (34.0%)

83 (35.9%)

1.089 (0.572–2.073)

0.796

CT 3

10 (20.0%)

65 (28.1%)

1.566 (0.740–3.316)

0.238

CT 4

4 (8.0%)

30 (12.9%)

1.716 (0.576–5.112)

0.327

  1. CI—confidence interval; COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CT—computed tomography; GGO—ground-glass opacities; OR—odds ratio 
  2. * Statistically significant p < 0.05