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To assess the extent of pulmonary involvement using chest computed tomography (CT) severity scores and examine its relationship with patient age and gender during the second wave of COVID-19.

December 7, 2023Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical ResearchOpen Access

Chest Computed Tomography Severity Scoring and Its Relation With Age and Gender During the Second Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic – A Retrospective and Observational Study

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BPBikash ParidaSiksha O Anusandhan University SSSumita SwainSiksha O Anusandhan University SSSoumya SamalTripura University

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Retrospective observational study reveals higher chest CT severity scores in older and male patients with COVID-19, indicating demographic vulnerability to severe lung involvement.

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To assess the extent of pulmonary involvement using chest computed tomography (CT) severity scores and examine its relationship with patient age and gender during the second wave of COVID-19.
Conducted a retrospective observational study of N=650 confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to a dedicated hospital.
Evaluated lung damage using a 25-point CT severity score classified into mild (<7), moderate (7–18), and severe (>18).
Male patients experienced significantly greater disease severity than female patients (p=0.007), with an overall mean CT severity score of 8.69±6.28 across the cohort.
Individuals aged 41–60 years were the most frequently affected group (n=275, 42.3%), and total CT severity score demonstrated a mild but statistically significant positive correlation with age (r=0.16, p=0.003).

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Parida et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaa33fb6118a03cd30e46d1 https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i12.48443

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Retrospective observational study reveals higher chest CT severity scores in older and male patients with COVID-19, indicating demographic vulnerability to severe lung involvement.

Chest Computed Tomography Severity Scoring and Its Relation With Age and Gender During the Second Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic – A Retrospective and Observational Study

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Chest Computed Tomography Severity Scoring and Its Relation With Age and Gender During the Second Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic – A Retrospective and Observational Study

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