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Table 1 Study characteristics reporting diagnostic accuracy of typical CT findings

From: Diagnostic performance of standardized typical CT findings for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author

Country

Continent

National income

Study design

Patient number

Inclusion period

Mean Age (y)

Male (%)

COVID-19 prevalence (%)

CT sensitivity

CT specificity

Abdolrahimzadeh

Iran

Asia

Low-middle

Retrospective

86

Feb to May, 2020

41 ± 20

83

26

0.32

0.75

Barbosa

Brazil

America

Upper-middle

Retrospective

91

Feb to Mar, 2020

58

60

28

0.64

0.85

Bellini

Italy

Europe

High

Retrospective

572

Mar to May, 2020

63 ± 20

58

25

0.41

0.90

Berkel

Belgium

Europe

High

Retrospective

200

Mar to Apr, 2020

67 ± 17

48

34

0.74

0.92

Borges

Brazil

America

Upper-middle

Retrospective

175

Mar, 2020

43 ± 21

59

50

0.74

0.98

Cengel

Turkey

Europe

Upper-middle

Retrospective

534

Apr, 2020

48 ± 17

57

74

0.60

0.82

Ciccarese

Italy

Europe

High

Retrospective

460

Feb to Mar, 2020

64

59

46

0.72

0.92

De Jaegere

Netherlands

Europe

High

Retrospective

96

Mar, 2020

70

64

47

0.51

0.98

De Smet

Belgium

Europe

High

Prospective

859

Mar to Apr, 2020

70

52

42

0.69

0.96

Fujioka

Japan

Asia

High

Retrospective

154

Apr to June, 2020

61 ± 19

66

49

0.52

0.95

Gross

Germany

Europe

High

Retrospective

96

Mar to Apr, 2020

64

52

21

0.80

0.99

Guimaraes

Brazil

America

Upper-middle

Prospective, Retrospective

492

Mar to Dec, 2020

65

55

89

0.87

0.93

Gümüs

Turkey

Europe

Upper-middle

Retrospective

218

Apr to May, 2020

56 ± 16

52

1

0.33

1.00

Hammer

USA

America

High

Retrospective

2618

Apr to Mar, 2021

65

55

13

0.68

0.91

Hermans

Netherlands

Europe

High

Prospective

319

Mar to Apr, 2020

59

56

42

0.75

0.94

Inanc

Turkey

Europe

Upper-middle

Retrospective

665

May to Oct, 2020

55

54

34

0.37

0.78

Inui

Japan

Asia

High

Retrospective

100

Jan to June. 2020

59 ± 17

76

50

0.74

0.83

Kavak

Turkey

Europe

Upper-middle

Retrospective

903

July, 2020

49 ± 17

49

68

0.81

0.90

KoÅŸar

Turkey

Europe

Upper-middle

Retrospective

209

Mar to May, 2020

57

55

71

0.72

0.90

Kuokawa

Japan

Asia

High

Retrospective

154

Apr to May, 2020

65

70

17

0.83

0.89

Lieveld

Netherlands

Europe

High

Prospective

741

Mar to May, 2020

62.1 ± 17

56

32

0.72

0.93

Majeed

UK

Europe

High

Prospective

259

Mar to May, 2020

NS

NS

15

0.58

0.73

Miranda

Brazil

America

Upper-middle

Retrospective

71

Mar, 2020

47

47

45

0.83

0.97

Nair

India

Asia

Low-middle

Retrospective

164

Apr to July, 2020

49 ± 15

84

62

0.73

0.96

O’ Neill

Canada

America

High

Retrospective

279

Feb to May, 2020

60 ± 17

51

70

0.72

0.90

Özel

Turkey

Europe

Upper-middle

Retrospective

280

Mar to Apr, 2020

46 ± 16

54

40

0.75

0.44

Özer

Turkey

Europe

Upper-middle

Retrospective

1186

Mar, 2020

47 ± 19

55

32

0.63

0.98

Palmisano

Italy

Europe

High

Retrospective

142

Mar, 2020

61

71

55

0.90

0.76

Palwa

Pakistan

Asia

Low-middle

Retrospective

500

Apr to Jun, 2020

55 ± 14

81

85

0.62

0.52

Prokop

Netherlands

Europe

High

Retrospective

105

Mar, 2020

62 ± 16

58

51

0.62

0.95

Rocha

Brazil

America

Upper-middle

Retrospective

160

May to Jun, 2020

59

53

49

0.52

0.98

Schalekamp

Netherlands

Europe

High

Retrospective

1070

Mar to Apr, 2020

66

59

50

0.71

0.95

Shirota

Japan

Asia

High

Retrospective

66

May to Jun, 2020

76

65

32

0.71

0.98

Silva

Chile

America

High

Retrospective

240

Mar to Apr, 2020

48 ± 156

37

36

0.76

0.94

Turcato

Italy

Europe

High

Retrospective

120

Mar, 2020

68

61

43

0.75

0.75

Valentin

Germany

Europe

High

Retrospective

536

Mar to Nov, 2020

69 ± 16

63

21

0.83

0.95

Vicini

Italy

Europe

High

Retrospective

714

Mar to Jul, 2020

64 ± 19

59

37

0.44

0.90

Yassin

Egypt

Africa

Low-middle

Retrospective

144

Nov, 2020 to Feb, 2021

58

59

69

0.66

0.82

Falaschi

Italy

Europe

H igh

Retrospective

773

Mar to Apr, 2020

62 ± 18

55

60

0.91

0.79

Guner

Turkey

Europe

Upper-middle

Retrospective

104

June to Aug, 2021

64 ± 17

59

64

0.61

0.47

Lang

USA

America

High

Retrospective

22

Mar, 2020

64 ± 16

55

73

0.69

0.33

Martinez-Fierro

Mexico

America

Upper-middle

Retrospective

55

Nov, 2020 to May, 2021

57 ± 17

56

66

0.92

0.47

  1. NS, not specified