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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients enrolled with pleural lesions

From: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound guided pleural biopsy improves diagnostic confidence for pleural based lesions: a 3-year prospective study

Clinical characteristics

Infection (n = 313)

Non-infection (n = 147)

P

Median age, years (range)

31(16, 80)

44.6 (24,78)

0.01*

Sex n (%)

 Male

215(68.69)

80( 54.42)

0.03*

Clinical signs and symptoms n (%)

 Fever

309 (98.72)

12(8.16)

< 0.01*

 Emaciation

255 (81.47)

112 (76.19)

1.42

 Chest pain

190 (60.70)

120 (81.63)

< 0.01*

Chest CT imaging n (%)

 Pleural lesion

313 (100.00)

147 (100.00)

5.76

 Pleural lesion with pleural effusion

240 (67.43)

90 (61.22)

1.09

CEUS performance n (%)

 Necrosis n (%)

260 (79.51)

72(54.13)

< 0.01*

 Obvious peripheral vessels n (%)

146 (44.65)

109(81.95)

< 0.01*

  1. *Indicated significant differences between two groups