Table 2 Comparisons of chest CT findings between patients with and without myocardial injury. GGO ground-glass opacities, LA left atrium, LV left ventricular, CTR cardiothoracic ratio.
Variables | All (n = 122) | Patients with myocardial injury (n = 61) | Patients without myocardial injury (n = 61) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bilateral, n (%) | 109 (89%) | 54 (89%) | 55 (90%) | 0.769 |
GGO, n (%) | 90 (74%) | 44 (72%) | 46 (75%) | 0.681 |
Consolidation, n (%) | 88 (72%) | 44 (72%) | 44 (72%) | 1.000 |
Area of GGO and consolidation, cm3 | 433.22 (890.52) | 624.42 (1178.44) | 393.08 (699.21) | 0.047 |
Percent of GGO and consolidation, % | 13.60 (26.58) | 17.10 (40.20) | 9.50 (20.95) | 0.029 |
Air bronchogram, n (%) | 54 (44%) | 33 (54%) | 21 (34%) | 0.029 |
Bronchitis, n (%) | 22 (18%) | 12 (20%) | 10 (16%) | 0.638 |
Crazy-paving pattern, n (%) | 10 (8%) | 6 (10%) | 4 (7%) | 0.509 |
Reticulation, n (%) | 40 (33%) | 22 (36%) | 18 (30%) | 0.440 |
Lymph node enlargement, n (%) | 47 (39%) | 25 (41%) | 22 (36%) | 0.577 |
Left and right diameters of LA, cm | 6.44 ± 1.15 | 6.65 ± 1.16 | 6.23 ± 1.10 | 0.040 |
Anteroposterior diameter of LA, cm | 3.78 (0.97) | 3.91 (1.53) | 3.67 ± 0.67 | 0.028 |
Long diameter of LV, cm | 8.10 ± 1.00 | 8.19 ± 1.25 | 8.01 ± 0.67 | 0.329 |
CTR > 0.5, n (%) | 78 (64%) | 42 (69%) | 36 (59%) | 0.258 |
Myocardial CT value, HU | 45.51 ± 3.91 | 44.42 ± 3.46 | 46.60 ± 4.05 | 0.002 |
Pleural effusion, n (%) | 26 (21%) | 18 (30%) | 8 (13%) | 0.027 |
Pericardial effusion, n (%) | 22 (18%) | 15 (25%) | 7 (11%) | 0.060 |
