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Table 4 Comparison of chest CT features among different age groups in pediatric patients with COVID-19

From: Clinical, laboratory, and chest CT features of severe versus non-severe pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection among different age groups

 

Total

Age class I (0–2)

Age class II (3–12)

Age class II (13–17)

P- value

N

Mean (SD)/percentage

N

Mean (SD)/percentage

N

Mean (SD)/percentage

N

Mean (SD)/percentage

CT

 Normal

36

67.9%

6

85.7%

18

66.7%

12

63.2%

0.54

 Abnormal

17

32.1%

1

14.3%

9

33.3%

7

36.8%

Ground Glass Opacity

 Yes

12

22.6%

1

14.3%

6

22.2%

5

26.3%

0.81

 No

41

77.4%

6

85.7%

21

77.8%

14

73.7%

Peripheral halo

 Yes

2

3.8%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

10.5%

0.16

 No

51

96.2%

7

100.0%

27

100.0%

17

89.5%

Consolidation

 Yes

10

18.9%

1

14.3%

3

11.1%

6

31.6%

0.21

 No

43

81.1%

6

85.7%

24

88.9%

13

68.4%

Subpleural sparing

 Yes

5

9.4%

1

14.3%

2

7.4%

2

10.5%

0.84

 No

48

90.6%

6

85.7%

25

92.6%

17

89.5%

  1. Categorical variables were analyzed using χ2/Fisher’s exact tests, respectively. P-value less than 0.05 was considered as significant