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Incidental findings were classified into three groups according to clinical significance: Group I, benign findings not requiring follow-up; Group II, likely benign findings that may require nonurgent follow-up; and Group III, indeterminate or suspicious findings requiring further diagnostic work-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 336 patients were included (mean age, 41.4 \u00b1 21.3 years; 69.9% male). At least one incidental finding was identified in 61.6% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 207) of patients, and the prevalence increased significantly with age (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). The kidneys were the most frequently affected system (28.0%), followed by vascular structures (22.9%), with percentages calculated using the total study population (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 336) as the denominator. Although the overall frequency of incidental findings did not differ significantly by sex (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.097), atherosclerotic vascular changes (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.046), gallbladder pathologies (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.012), and splenic findings (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.035) were more frequent in females. Group I lesions were present in 69.6% of patients with incidental findings, whereas Group II and Group III lesions were found in 29.5% and 4.8%, respectively. The most common individual findings were atherosclerotic vascular changes (14.9%), simple renal cysts (10.6%), and hiatal hernias (9.2%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Incidental abdominal CT findings increased significantly with age. 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