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

BIKASH PARIDA; SUMITA SWAIN; SOUMYA SAMAL; SATYA SUNDAR GAJENDRA MOHAPATRA

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i12.48443

Authors

BIKASH PARIDA Department of Radiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
SUMITA SWAIN Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
SOUMYA SAMAL Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
SATYA SUNDAR GAJENDRA MOHAPATRA Department of Radiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-7933

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i12.48443

Keywords:

Computed tomography severity, Computed tomography, Age, Gender

Abstract

Objective: Our study aimed to assess the lung involvement using computed tomography (CT) severity scores and to determine how age and gender affect the severity of infection during the second wave of COVID-19.

Methods: This retrospective and observational study was conducted in a dedicated COVID hospital. A total of 650 positive patients who gave their consent were included in this study. The CT severity score (25 points) was categorized as mild (<7), moderate (7–18), and severe (>18).

Results: Patient’s age of 10–86 years with a mean and SD was 47.77±15.21 years, of which 440 were male and 210 were females. Males were more significantly affected than females (p=0.007). The mean±SD of CT severity score was 8.69±6.28, and ranging from 0 to 25. The most affected age group in the second wave of COVID-19 was 41–60 years (275 patients, 42.3%). A significant positive correlation between total CT severity with age, but it was mild (r=0.16, p=0.003).

Conclusion: The age range with the highest CT severity score and the majority of men was 41–60 years. In addition, there was a strong association between the severity of the CT and both male gender and age.

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