One-month outcomes of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and their relationships with lung ultrasound signs

Table 2 Comparisons between disease probability categories based on LUS signal patterns

Variables	High-probability pattern (n = 234)	Intermediate-probability pattern (n = 180)	Alternate pattern (n = 33)	p-value
LUS aeration score	7 (4–13.3)^a,b	2 (1–2)^b	3 (1–4)	< 0.0001
Symptoms 1 month after LUS
General fatigue	61 (26.1)	48 (26.7)	12 (36.4)	0.47
Dyspnoea	39 (16.7)^a	16 (8.9)	7 (21.2)	0.024
Cough	21 (8.9)	9 (5)	9 (27.3)	0.29
Fever	2 (0.9)	1 (0.6)	0 (0)	0.99
Poor outcomes
Need for hospitalization	36 (15.4)^a,b	0 (0)	0 (0)	< 0.0001
Need for ICU admission	8 (3.4)^a	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.031
Death	3 (1.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.41

Data are expressed as the number (%) except for the aeration score, which is expressed as the median (interquartile range)
Bold values indicate significant differences
ICU intensive care unit
^aSignificantly different from the intermediate-probability pattern
^bSignificantly different from the alternate pattern