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. 2022 Nov;11(11):1535–1543. doi: 10.21037/tau-22-614

Table 2. Comparison of the CT-measured KD and the various estimation formulas (x¯±s).

Formula KDL (cm) KDR (cm) Z (Left/Right) P (Left/Right)
CT-measured KD 6.99±1.14 7.24±1.15
Fitting formula 7.05±0.718 7.21±0.748 −1.56/−0.219 0.118/0.826
Taylor’s formula 6.52±0.774* 6.89±0.720* −5.61/−4.31 0.000/0.000
Li Q’s formula 7.08±0.783 7.11±0.721 −1.42/−1.65 0.156/0.099
Ma G’s formula 7.08±0.809* 7.41±0.820* −1.99/−2.72 0.047/0.007
Uchiyama’s formula 7.78±0.831* 7.93±0.768* −8.81/−8.19 0.000/0.000
Xue JJ’s formula 6.78±0.679 7.03±0.685 −1.70/−1.36 0.089/0.175

*P<0.05, compared with the CT-measured KD. CT, computed tomography; KD, kidney depth.