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. 2020 Aug 5;24(1):1882. doi: 10.4102/sajr.v24i1.1882

TABLE 3.

Distribution of mean renal dimensions (cm) based on various weight categories (kg).

Parameters Sex 15–20 kg 21–25 kg 26–30 kg 31–35 kg 36–40 kg 41–45 kg 46–50 kg 51–55 kg 56–60 kg 61–65 kg 66–70 kg ≥ 70 kg
Right kidney length M 7.66 8.22 8.67 8.87 9.18 9.47 9.95 10.15 9.96 10.27 10.74 10.64
F 7.78 8.20 8.69 8.84 9.07 9.65 9.53 10.02 10.41 10.61 10.59 10.47
Left kidney length M 7.81 8.29 8.67 8.93 9.36 9.60 10.02 10.11 10.04 10.47 10.98 10.84
F 8.13 8.40 8.77 8.97 9.28 9.86 9.86 10.46 10.52 10.74 11.09 10.67
Right kidney width M 5.37 5.77 6.13 6.31 6.63 6.83 6.94 7.11 7.25 7.39 7.66 7.43
F 5.44 5.82 6.10 6.29 6.50 6.79 6.76 7.09 7.25 7.46 7.47 7.68
Left kidney width M 5.46 5.79 6.11 6.26 6.64 6.70 6.83 7.09 7.23 7.44 7.47 7.63
F 5.34 5.77 5.98 6.20 6.35 6.87 6.83 7.24 7.14 7.46 7.54 7.83
Right kidney thickness M 3.01 3.21 3.42 3.53 3.66 3.82 3.91 3.98 4.02 4.06 4.11 4.16
F 3.05 3.21 3.34 3.53 3.56 3.88 3.93 3.97 4.06 5.60 4.30 4.40
Left kidney thickness M 3.49 3.75 4.02 4.10 4.19 4.37 4.43 4.64 4.70 4.89 5.01 4.93
F 3.55 3.75 3.90 4.03 4.25 4.48 4.55 4.76 4.61 4.72 4.95 5.12
Right kidney volume M 62.67 77.07 91.29 103.74 116.46 130.18 142.17 151.41 152.92 161.63 176.79 171.72
F 65.08 77.18 89.01 98.50 105.87 127.66 129.50 141.66 154.79 217.68 172.29 178.05
Left kidney volume M 74.76 90.67 106.49 121.02 137.67 148.62 160.71 174.88 179.40 199.96 216.94 215.32
F 77.60 91.23 103.00 112.76 126.34 153.32 154.21 180.87 174.93 189.83 209.24 215.08

M, male; F, female.