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Sonographic findings in the Liver of Participants
| Variable | Participant group | Total | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Sickle cell | |||
| Liver span category | ||||
| Normal | 109 (79.6%) | 28 (20.4%) | 137 (54.4%) | 0.000 |
| Upper limit normal | 0 (0.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 45 (17.9%) | |
| Hepatomegaly | 17 (24.3%) | 53 (75.7%) | 70 (27.8%) | |
| Echogenicity of liver | ||||
| Increased | 3 (5.7%) | 50 (94.3%) | 53 (21.0%) | |
| Coarse | 2 (5.0%) | 38 (95.0%) | 40 (15.9%) | 0.000 |
| Decreased | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (100.0%) | 2 (0.8%) | |
| Normal | 121 (77.1%) | 36 (22.9%) | 157 (62.3%) | |
