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Table 2 Comparisons of kidney sizes, cortical thickness and estimated volume for children with malaria and controls

From: Ultrasonographic renal sizes, cortical thickness and volume in Nigerian children with acute falciparum malaria

 

Right kidney

Left kidney

p

 

Unadjusted mean

Adjusted mean

Unadjusted mean

Adjusted mean

 

Length (cm)

     

  Control

7.39 ± 0.89

7.13

7.85 ± 0.85

7.54

<0.001

  UM

6.93 ± 1.01

7.21

7.20 ± 1.04

7.48

<0.001

  CM

7.29 ± 1.13

7.54

7.63 ± 1.25

7.88

<0.001

Width (cm)

     

  Control

3.79 ± 0.57

3.62

3.71 ± 0.56

3.55

0.077

  UM

3.29 ± 0.56

3.42

3.23 ± 0.56

3.35

0.118

  CM

3.52 ± 0.67

3.65

3.48 ± 0.63

3.57

0.484

A-P diameter (cm)

     

  Control

3.93 ± 0.51

3.82

3.87 ± 0.49

3.77

0.196

  UM

3.72 ± 0.69

3.88

3.65 ± 0.62

3.76

0.149

  CM

4.01 ± 0.60

4.05

3.81 ± 0.48

3.86

<0.001

Cortical thickness (cm)

     

  Control

0.92 ± 0.18

0.89

0.96 ± 0.15

0.92

0.059

  UM

0.81 ± 0.14

0.83

0.85 ± 0.16

0.87

0.006

  CM

0.81 ± 0.13

0.83

0.85 ± 0.15

0.87

0.007

Estimated volume

     

  Control

59.27 ± 18.13

53.17

60.94 ± 16.52

55.22

0.083

  UM

46.20 ± 18.70

51.68

47.28 ± 19.86

52.14

0.311

  CM

56.01 ± 23.41

60.98

56.64 ± 25.05

61.01

0.967

  1. UM = Uncomplicated Malaria, CM = Complicated malaria, AP = Anterio-posterior.