Table 3 Radiologic characteristics of study population in non- and progressive groups.

From: Analysis of CT morphologic features and attenuation for differentiating among transient lesions, atypical adenomatous hyperplasia, adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive and invasive adenocarcinoma presenting as pure ground-glass nodules

Group

Non-progressive

Progressive

F

p

Cases

123

132

Age (years)

52 ± 12

54 (44–61)

0.273

Gender male [%]

40 [32.5]

40 [30.3]

0.145

0.073

Lobe location (LL, %)

47 [38.2]

44 [33.3]

3.123

0.537

Band Location (inner, %)

17 [13.8]

17 [12.9]

1.328

0.515

Maximum diameter (mm)

6 ± 2

8 (6–11)

0.000

Shape (round/oval, %)

26 [21.1]

62 [47]

18.798

0.000

Margin (clear, %)

63 [51.2]

98 [74.2]

16.181

0.000

Air bronchogram

5 [4.1]

26 [19.7]

14.569

0.000

Vessel change

17 [13.8]

89 [67.4]

77.527

0.000

Pleural change

4 [3.3]

23 [17.4]

13.508

0.000

Creep growing sign

11 [8.9]

52 [39.4]

31.738

0.000

Bubble-like lucency [%]

1 [0.8]

20 [15.2]

17.322

0.000

Maximum CT value

−646(−119–575)

−515 ± −119

0.000

Difference CT value

233(171–299)

367(268–446)

0.000

Relative CT value

1.36 (1.23–1.51)

1.72 (1.43–2.04)

0.000