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Table 3 Comparisons of kidney sizes, cortical thickness and estimated volume among children with malaria and controls

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

 

Right kidney

Left kidney

 

Unadjusted estimates

Adjusted estimates

Unadjusted estimates

Adjusted estimates

 

Mean diff

95% CI

p

Mean diff

95% CI

p

Mean diff

95% CI

p

Mean diff

95% CI

p

Length

            

  Control vs. UM

0.46

0.19, 0.73

0.001

-0.08

-0.34, 0.17

1.000

0.65

0.37, 0.93

<0.001

0.06

-0.20, 0.32

1.000

  CM vs Control.

0.29

-0.19, 0.37

0.516

0.41

0.16, 0.65

<0.001

0.23

-0.06, 0.51

0.121

0.34

0.09, 0.60

0.005

  CM vs. UM

0.37

0.06, 0.67

0.019

0.32

0.02, 0.62

0.030

0.42

0.11, 0.74

0.008

0.41

0.09, 0.72

0.006

Width

            

  Control vs. UM

0.50

0.33, 0.66

<0.001

0.20

0.03, 0.36

0.015

0.48

0.32, 0.64

<0.001

0.20

0.03, 0.38

0.018

  CM vs Control.

0.27

0.11, 0.44

0.001

0.03

-0.2, 0.13

1.000

0.23

0.07, 0.39

0.051

0.02

-0.15, 0.19

1.000

  CM vs. UM

0.22

0.04, 0.41

0.017

0.23

0.03, 0.43

0.018

0.25

0.07, 0.42

0.007

0.22

0.01, 0.43

0.032

AP diameter (cm)

            

  Control vs. UM

0.21

0.05, 0.37

0.010

-0.07

-0.24, 0.11

1.000

0.22

0.08, 0.37

0.003

0.02

-0.15, 0.18

1.000

  CM vs Control.

0.08

-0.08, 0.25

0.320

0.13

0.40, 0.51

0.511

0.07

-0.08, 0.21

0.383

0.09

-0.07, 0.25

0.540

  CM vs. UM

0.30

0.12, 0.48

0.001

0.16

0.05, 0.37

0.181

0.16

0.00, 0.32

0.056

0.11

-0.09, 0.29

0.561

  Cortical thickness (cm)

            

  Control vs. UM

0.12

0.07, 0.16

<0.001

0.06

0.01, 0.11

0.021

0.11

0.06, 0.15

<0.001

0.06

0.01, 0.11

0.032

  CM vs Control.

0.11

0.07, 0.16

<0.001

0.05

0.0, 0.11

0.035

0.11

0.06, 0.15

<0.001

0.05

002, 0.11

0.037

  CM vs. UM

0.00

-0.05, 0.05

0.920

0.07

0.06, 0.09

1.000

0.00

-0.05, 0.05

0.937

0.002

-0.06, 0.06

1.000

Estimated volume

            

  Control vs. UM

12.52

9.02, 17.10

<0.001

1.49

-3.48, 6.47

1.000

13.96

9.57, 18.34

<0.001

3.08

-2.27, 8.43

0.500

  CM vs. Control

2.45

0.89, 7.41

0.388

7.82

2.91, 12.72

<0.001

5.13

0.61, 9.65

0.026

5.79

0.51, 11.07

0.026

  CM vs. UM

9.81

5.27, 14.22

0.001

9.31

3.40, 15.22

0.001

8.82

3.89, 13.75

0.001

8.87

2.51, 15.24

0.003

  1. Mean diff - Mean difference between groups; CI – Confidence Interval of Mean difference; adjustment was made for age.
  2. UM = Uncomplicated Malaria, CM = Complicated Malaria, AP = Anterio-posterior.
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