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. 2019 Mar 12;11(3):e4241. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4241

Table 3. Comparison of Parenchymal Thickness with Renal Cortical Echogenicity.

Echogenicity Grades [Grading based on ultrasound features] Parenchymal Thickness (cm)
No. of Patients Mean SD 95% Confidence Interval for Mean F Value P-Value
Lower Bound Upper Bound
Grade 0 60 4.397 0.101 4.371 4.423 31.628 0.0005
Grade 1 60 4.582 0.905 4.348 4.816
Grade 2 44 5.048 0.920 4.768 5.328
Grade 3 24 4.433 0.481 4.230 4.637
Grade 4 12 5.933 1.029 5.280 6.587
Total 200 4.692 0.820 4.578 4.806