Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for ultrasonography variables in the right kidney (RK) and left kidney (LK) from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and control (non-ADPKD) Persian cats
| ADPKD |
Control |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 24 (RK + LK) | n = 140 (RK + LK) | ||
| Number of cysts per kidney (n) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 6.20 ± 2.17 | 0 | |
| Median | 6 | 0 | |
| Range | 2–10 | 0 | |
| Renal longitudinal length (cm) | <0.01* | ||
| Mean ± SD | 3.848 ± 0.528 | 3.542 ± 0.496 | |
| Median | 0.279 | 0.246 | |
| Range | 2.53–4.61 | 1.75–4.95 | |
| Renal echogenicity, n (%) | <0.01 † | ||
| Normal | 6 (25) | 86 (61.4) | |
| Increased | 18 (75) | 54 (38.6) | |
| Renal contour, n (%) | <0.0001 † | ||
| Regular | 12 (50) | 135 (96.4) | |
| Irregular | 12 (50) | 5 (3.6) | |
| Corticomedullary junction, n (%) | <0.000001 † | ||
| Preserved | 9 (37.5) | 131 (93.6) | |
| Blurring | 15 (62.5) | 9 (6.4) |
Bold denotes significance
*
Student’s t-test for equal variances
†
Fisher’s exact test