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Table 1 Clinical and radiological parameters in the subgroups of pneumonia severity, as assessed by AI.

From: Artificial intelligence guided HRCT assessment predicts the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia based on clinical parameters

Characteristics

AI pneumonia severity group

 

Mild

Moderate

Critical

Number

33

73

274

Age, yr

64.2 (14.4)C

65.0 (11.2)C

59.1 (12.7)M,Mo

Female, n (%)

12 (36.4%)

29 (39.7%)

104 (37.9%)

Radiological parameters

   

AIV, cm³

45.78 (13.62–94.42)Mo,C

333.42 (231.40-540.48)M,C

1130.43 (686.28-1708.29)M,Mo

AGV, cm³

41.93 (12.75–89.86)Mo,C

289.43 (182.16-455.61)M,C

879.63 (523.38-1317.99)M,Mo

ACV, cm³

2.73 (0.94–9.19)Mo,C

36.41 (25.19–73.83)M,C

196.19 (123.43-329.54)M,Mo

PIV, %

1.00 (0.38–1.91)Mo,C

7.30 (5.04–10.53)M,C

27.90 (18.28–43.13)M,Mo

PGV, %

0.77 (0.37–1.68)Mo,C

6.53 (3.91–9.57)M,C

22.30 (14.75–35.09)M,Mo

PCV, %

0.05 (0.01–0.20)Mo,C

0.84 (0.51–1.55)M,C

5.28 (3.01–9.51)M,Mo

Parameters on admission

 

Respiratory rate, /min

16 (14–18)

16 (13–18)

16 (15–18)

Oxygen saturation, %

96 (91–97)C

94 (89–95)C

89 (85–92)M,Mo

CRP, mg/l

38.7 (16.9–69.4)C

47.1 (22.9–88.9)C

82.5 (47.4–139)M,Mo

IL6, pg/ml

16.7 (11.2–46.2)

29.5 (12.2–55.9)

39.5 (13.9–69.8)

IG, 10^3/µl

0.02 (0.01–0.05)

0.03 (0.02–0.04)

0.03 (0.02–0.06)

WBC, 10^3/µl

4.92 (4.09–7.52)

5.70 (3.93–6.93)

5.67 (4.43–8.07)

Neutrophil count, 10^3/µl

3.29 (2.42–5.02)

3.84 (2.51–5.84)

4.48 (3.16–6.83)

Lymphocyte count, 10^3/µl

1.01 (0.73–1.35)C

0.87 (0.64–1.17)

0.73 (0.58–1.05)M

Ferritin, µg/l

498 (235–995)

531 (253–878)C

814 (517–1325)Mo

LDH, U/l

275 (232–353)C

289 (237–359)C

386 (316–519)M,Mo

NIH score, 0–4

2 (1–2)C

2 (2–3)C

3 (2–3)M,Mo

Clinical course

 

In hospital death, n (%)

0

7 (9.6%)

22 (8.0%)

Transfer to the ICU, n (%)

0

5 (6.8%)

27 (9.9%)

Length of hospital stay, days

14 (10–21)Mo

10 (8–15)M,C

12 (9–17)Mo

  1. Data shown as mean (SD), median (interquartile range), number (%)
  2. M significantly (p < 0.05) different from Mild group
  3. Mo significantly (p < 0.05) different from Moderate group
  4. C significantly (p < 0.05) different from Critical group
  5. AI – artificial intelligence, AIV - absolute inflammation volume, AGV - absolute ground glass volume, ACV - absolute consolidation volume, PIV - percentage inflammation volume, PGV - percentage ground glass volume, PCV - percentage consolidation volume, CRP - C-reactive protein, IL6 - interleukin 6, IG – immature granulocytes, WBC – white blood cells, LDH – lactate dehydrogenase, NIH score – National Institute of Health severity score, ICU - intensive care unit, SD - standard deviation