Research Article
A Follow-Up Study of Lung Function and Chest Computed Tomography at 6 Months after Discharge in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019
Table 5
Comparison of chest CT between moderate and severe patients 6 months after discharge.
| | Moderate (n = 29) | Severe (n = 19) | χ2 | |
| Abnormal CT findings | 1 | 10 | 13.058 | <0.001 | Abnormal CT findings of both lungs | 1 | 8 | 8.866 | 0.003 | Abnormal CT findings of the right lung only | 0 | 2 | — | 0.152 | Abnormal CT findings of the left lung only | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Affected lung lobes | The right upper lobe | 0 | 4 | 4.189 | 0.041 | The right middle lobe | 0 | 6 | 7.778 | 0.005 | The right lower lobe | 1 | 9 | 10.895 | 0.001 | The left upper lobe | 0 | 5 | 5.932 | 0.015 | The left lower lobe | 1 | 8 | 8.866 | 0.003 |
| Ground-glass opacities | 1 | 9 | 10.895 | 0.001 | Consolidation opacities | 0 | 0 | — | — | Linear opacities | 0 | 7 | 9.726 | 0.002 | Reticular opacities | 0 | 3 | 2.561 | 0.110 | Traction bronchiectasis | 0 | 1 | — | 0.396 | Pleural thickening | 0 | 5 | 5.932 | 0.015 |
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CT, computed tomography.
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