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Table 2 CT findings of study patients

From: Sex influences the association between haemostasis and the extent of lung lesions in tuberculosis

CT findings

Prevalence of CT finding, no. (%)

P valueb

Female

(n = 94)

Male

(n = 95)

Centrilobular nodules

93 (98.94)

94 (98.95)

1.000

Micronodules

91 (96.81)

93 (97.89)

0.682

Bronched nodule

88 (93.62)

89 (93.68)

0.985

Miliary nodule

1 (1.06)

0 (0.00)

0.497

Tree in bud

86 (91.49)

84 (88.42)

0.483

Cavity, number (%)

35 (37.2)

67 (70.5)

< 0.001a

 Thin-walled cavity

1 (1.10)

1 (1.10)

–

 Thick-walled cavity

32 (34.00)

58 (61.10)

–

 Both thin- and thick-walled cavity

2 (2.10)

8 (8.40)

–

Aspergillosis

0 (0.00)

3 (3.16)

0.246

Bronchial wall thickening

33 (35.11)

43 (45.26)

0.154

Bronchiectasis

27 (28.72)

38 (40.00)

0.103

Bronchial impaction

45 (47.87)

49 (51.58)

0.610

Emphysema (lobular)

1 (1.06)

9 (9.47)

0.018

Cicatricial emphysema

1 (1.06)

15 (15.79)

0.001

Bullae

0 (0.00)

5 (5.26)

0.059

Ground glass opacity

40 (42.55)

29 (30.53)

0.086

Consolidation

59 (62.77)

60 (63.16)

0.956

Atelectasis

6 (6.40)

1 (1.10)

0.065

Calcification

33 (35.10)

36 (7.90)

0.691

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy

13 (13.80)

20 (21.10)

0.191

Hilar lymphadenopathy

9 (9.60)

18 (18.90)

0.066

Bands (parenchymal)

20 (21.30)

37 (38.90)

0.008

Bronchiovascular distortion

7 (7.40)

20 (21.10)

0.008

Pleural thickening

60 (63.80)

74 (77.90)

0.033

Pleural effusion

3 (3.20)

4 (4.20)

1.000

  1. CT computed tomography
  2. aWilcoxon tests
  3. bχ2 tests
  4. Italicized numbers indicate a P value of < 0.05