Table 1.
Clinical and renal sonographic parameters in males and females
| Parameter | Males (n = 111) |
Females (n = 141) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 37.9 ± 11.3 | 37.6 ± 13.6 | n.s. |
| RK length, cm | 10.8 ± 0.9 | 10.5 ± 1.1 | n.s. |
| LK length, cm | 10.9 ± 0.8 | 11.2 ± 0.9 | n.s. |
| RCK, cm | 0.98 ± 0.2 | 0.98 ± 0.8 | n.s. |
| LCK, cm | 1.02 ± 0.2 | 1.02 ± 0.6 | n.s. |
| Weight, kg | 85 ± 19 | 70 ± 14 | <0.0001 |
| Height, cm | 172 ± 6.5 | 158 ± 6.5 | <0.0001 |
| BMI | 28.6 ± 5.7 | 28.2 ± 6.1 | n.s. |
| BSA, m2 | 2.01 ± 0.24 | 1.76 ± 0.2 | <0.0001 |
| CrCl, ml/min | 122 ± 33 | 122 ± 33 | n.s. |
CrCl = Creatinine clearance; LCK = left cortical thickness; LK = left kidney; RCK = right cortical thickness; RK = right kidney; n.s. = not significant.