Correlation between Chest X-Ray Severity in COVID-19 and Age in Mexican-Mestizo Patients: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

A regional comparison of the CXR severity score between females and males at each lung’s three zones revealed only a significant difference in the right lung middle zone’s percentages.

Lung side	Lung zone	Gender	0 (no lung abnormalities)	1 (interstitial infiltrates)	2 (interstitial and alveolar infiltrates (interstitial predominance))	3 (interstitial and alveolar infiltrates (alveolar predominance))	value ()
Right	Lower	Male	2.1%	72.2%	16.1%	9.6%	0.691
		Female	1.6%	75.5%	14.6%	8.3%
	Middle	Male	36.7%	42.7%	14.3%	6.3%	0.002
		Female	31.3%	53.6%	8.6%	6.5%
	Upper	Male	72.6%	19.8%	5.8%	1.8%	0.316
		Female	72.9%	19.1%	6.6%	1.4%
Left	Lower	Male	15.6%	71.3%	10.9%	2.3%	0.103
		Female	16.5%	69.2%	11.1%	3.2%
	Middle	Male	47.6%	40.4%	9.4%	2.6%	0.541
		Female	45.8%	41.4%	8.6%	4.2%
	Upper	Male	81.8%	13.6%	3.1%	1.5%	0.240
		Female	79.7%	15.1%	4.7%	0.5%