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

Table 5. Comparison of Cortical Thickness with Renal Cortical Echogenicity.

Echogenicity Grades [Grading based on ultrasound features] Cortical Thickness (cm)
No. of Patients Mean SD 95% Confidence Interval for Mean F Value P-Value
Lower Bound Upper Bound
Grade 0 60 1.100 0.0000 1.100 1.100 477.83 0.0005
Grade 1 60 1.093 0.0756 1.074 1.113
Grade 2 44 0.900 0.1034 0.869 0.931
Grade 3 24 0.462 0.1135 0.415 0.510
Grade 4 12 0.433 0.0888 0.377 0.490
Total 200 0.938 0.2531 0.902 0.973