The Clinical Manifestations and Chest Computed Tomography Findings of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients in China: A Proportion Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to identify the clinical features and chest computed tomography (CT) findings of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and to compare the characteristics of patients diagnosed in Wuhan and in other areas of China by integrating the findings reported in previous studies.

Methods

We conducted a proportion meta-analysis to integrate the results of previous studies identified in online databases, and subsequently compared the overlapping of 95% confidence intervals (CIs) between locations of diagnosis. The heterogeneity of the results of the included studies was also demonstrated.

Results

Nine studies with level IV evidence were considered to be eligible for the meta-analysis, and a comparative analysis was only possible

SUBMITTER: Park JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7248616 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature