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Table 3 Changes in CT lung density (n = 56)

From: Inflammation in sputum relates to progression of disease in subjects with COPD: a prospective descriptive study

 

Scan 1

Scan 2

Median change/yr

Z statistic

Upper zone

-916.45

-926.7

-1.11

-3.59 (p ≤ 0.001)

Perc15 (HU)

(-952.3 to -902.2)

(-960.1 to -912.9)

(-4.05 to -0.12)

 

Upper zone

4.58

7.20

0.29

-4.05 (p ≤ 0.001)

VI -950HU (%)

(2.31 to 15.98)

(3.74 to 19.32)

(0.02 to 0.90)

 

Lower zone

-919.23

-923.24

-0.82

-2.20 (p < 0.05)

Perc15 (HU)

(-947.0 to -895.6)

(-948.4 to -906.1)

(-3.05 to 1.37)

 

Lower zone

4.79

6.46

0.20

-3.43 (p ≤ 0.001)

VI -950HU (%)

(1.89 to 11.35)

(3.25 to 14.62)

(-0.12 to 0.73)

 
  1. The data was not normally distributed and therefore is presented as median with interquartile range in parentheses. The Z-statistic derived from the Wilcoxon signed rank test is shown for the change in all CT parameters with p values in parentheses. VI = voxel index, Perc15 = 15th percentile point, HU = Hounsfield Units.