Table 2.
Comparisons of kidney sizes, cortical thickness and estimated volume for children with malaria and controls
| |
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 |
UM = Uncomplicated Malaria, CM = Complicated malaria, AP = Anterio-posterior.