A Follow-Up Study of Lung Function and Chest Computed Tomography at 6 Months after Discharge in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019

Table 4

Comparison of chest CT between moderate and severe patients at the peak of hospitalization.

	Moderate (n = 29)	Severe (n = 19)	χ^2
Abnormal CT findings of both lungs	24	17	3.601	0.165
Abnormal CT findings of the right lung only	4	2
Abnormal CT findings of the left lung only	1	0
Affected lung lobes
The right upper lobe	18	19	7.326	0.007
The right middle lobe	8	16	14.722	<0.001
The right lower lobe	23	17	0.279	0.598
The left upper lobe	18	17	4.365	0.037
The left lower lobe	26	15	0.372	0.542
Ground-glass opacities	27	19	—	0.512
Consolidation opacities	21	14	0.009	0.923
Linear opacities	10	15	9.094	0.003
Reticular opacities	18	17	4.365	0.037
Traction bronchiectasis	15	12	0.610	0.435
Pleural thickening	8	8	1.089	0.297

CT, computed tomography.