Table 4. CT heart size parameters of male and female cats (mean ± SD and range).
| Sex | Parameters | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TH (cm) | TW (cm) | Heart area (cm2) | Thoracic area (cm2) | Height of vertebral body (cm) | Heart height (cm) | HW (cm) | THW | RHA | tVHS | ctVHS | |
| Male (n = 8) |
3.79 ± 0.44 | 4.25 ± 0.50 | 6.18 ± 0.93 | 15.38 ± 3.26 | 0.50 ± 0.06 | 2.77 ± 0.28 | 2.95 ± 0.19 | 0.90 ± 0.08 | 0.41 ± 0.07 | 11.75 ± 1.70 | 7.45 ± 0.46 |
| (3.20–4.55) | (3.47–4.94) | (5.15–7.61) | (10.14–19.80) | (0.44–0.60) | (2.38–3.06) | (2.78–3.36) | (0.80–1.00) | (0.35–0.51) | (9.38–13.94) | (7.00–8.00) | |
| Female (n = 16) |
3.36 ± 0.40 | 3.75 ± 0.33 | 4.70 ± 1.00 | 12.61 ± 2.52 | 0.48 ± 0.03 | 2.38 ± 0.29 | 2.62 ± 0.33 | 0.86 ± 0.10 | 0.36 ± 0.06 | 10.51 ± 1.20 | 7.30 ± 0.48 |
| (2.72–3.98) | (3.14–4.34) | (3.79–6.71) | (8.14–16.69) | (0.40–0.53) | (1.87–2.78) | (2.07–3.32) | (0.75–1.01) | (0.26–0.46) | (7.57–12.37) | (6.80–8.00) | |
| p-value | 0.0344* | 0.0276* | 0.0032** | 0.0447* | 0.2237 | 0.0064** | 0.0225* | 0.5484 | 0.1201 | 0.0694 | 0.4822 |
*
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.