Table 3. CT heart size parameters between Gr. A and Gr. B of cats (mean ± SD and range).
| Groups | Parameters | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TH (cm) | TW (cm) | Heart area (cm2) | Thoracic area (cm2) | Height of vertebrae body (cm) | Heart height (cm) | Heart width (cm) | THW | RHA | tVHS | ctVHS | |
| Gr. A (n = 12) |
3.33 ± 0.43 | 3.90 ± 0.48 | 5.12 ± 1.17 | 12.31 ± 2.86 | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 2.68 ± 0.29 | 2.47 ± 0.37 | 0.86 ± 0.06 | 0.42 ± 0.05 | 11.34 ± 0.99 | 7.41 ± 0.44 |
| (2.72–4.04) | (3.14–4.94) | (2.91–6.98) | (8.14–18.56) | (0.40–0.50) | (2.21–3.01) | (1.87–3.10) | (0.76–0.98) | (0.34–0.51) | (10.22–13.53) | (6.90–8.00) | |
| Gr. B (n = 12) |
3.74 ± 0.42 | 4.20 ± 0.34 | 5.36 ± 1.34 | 15.14 ± 2.25 | 0.51 ± 0.04 | 2.76 ± 0.38 | 2.53 ± 0.30 | 0.90 ± 0.10 | 0.34 ± 0.05 | 10.25 ± 1.22 | 7.42 ± 0.46 |
| (2.95–4.55) | (3.65–4.68) | (3.48–7.62) | (11.23–19.80) | (0.46–0.61) | (2.01–3.36) | (2.00–3.27) | (0.80–1.14) | (0.26–0.41) | (7.56–12.30) | (6.90–8.00) | |
| p-value | 0.0307* | 0.0823 | 0.9177 | 0.0161* | 0.0061** | 0.6109 | 0.7381 | 0.0414* | 0.0014** | 0.0380* | 0.4834 |
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.
Gr.A: ≤18 months; Gr. B: >18 months.
Statistical difference between groups of each parameters was made using unpaired t-test and Mann–Whitney test.