A Feasibility Study to Evaluate Replacing Conventional Computed Tomography at 120 KVP with Low Radiation Dose and Low Iodine Intake Based on Body Mass Index-Adapted Abdominal Computed Tomography Angiography in 291 Patients

03 May 2023 : Clinical Research

Xin Fang^1E, Yijun Liu^1A*, Zijing Zhang^1B, Wei Wei^1B, Xu Wang^1F, Beibei Li

^1F, Xiaoyu Tong

^1C

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939228

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939228

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Table 1 Comparison of patient characteristics between 2 groups.

Group	n	Sex (Male/Female)	Age (years)	BMI (kg/m2)
A1	26	16/10	61.7±12.4	19.50±1.63
B1	38	17/21	65.2±8.8	20.20±1.32
χ value/ value		1.745^a	−1.303^b	−1.834^b
P value		0.187	0.197	0.061
A2	24	14/10	60.8±12.0	23.05±0.64
B2	29	15/14	63.6±9.7	23.00±0.58
χ value/ value		0.227^a	−0.919^b	0.283^b
P value		0.630	0.362	0.778
A3	22	15/7	61.4±8.6	24.95±0.56
B3	26	18/8	64.4±8.4	24.91±0.57
χ value/ value		0.006^a	−1.182^b	0.902^b
P value		0.938	0.243	0.792
BMI – body mass index. ^a χ value; ^b value.

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