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ArticleEthiopian journal of health sciences2021

Variation of Ultrasonic Renal Volume between Hypertensive and Non-Hypertensive Individuals in Relation to Body Size Parameters.

Mesfin Zewdu, Elias Kadir, Melkamu Berhane, Tilehun Alemayehu

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Article in Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mesfin ZewduMedical Physicist, Jimma University Radiology Department.
Elias KadirJimma University.
Melkamu BerhanePediatrician, Jimma University Pediatrics & Child health Department.
Tilehun AlemayehuAssistant Professor, Human Anatomy, Jimma University, Department of Biomedical Sciences.

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backgroundEstimation of renal size is vital for the diagnosis of abnormal structural change on the kidneys due to the adverse effects of chronic diseases like hypertension. This study evaluated renal volume by ultrasound in relation to body size parameters, notably body mass index (BMI) and body surface area(BSA) in hypertensive and non-hypertensive individuals.

methodsA hospital-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted from February to September 2018 at the Radiology department of the Jimma University Medical Center (JUMC). The study included consecutively selected samples of 85 ambulatory hypertensive patients and 60non-hypertensive controls recruited consecutively on voluntary basis. After receiving verbal consent, each subject underwent abdominal ultrasound examination and length, width and thickness of both kidneys were measured and used for estimation of renal volume. The statistical evaluation included independent samples t-tests for mean differences with regard to ultrasonic renal measurements between hypertensive and non-hypertensive groups.

resultsA total of 145 adults aged 16 - 80 years (mean ±SD=44 ±17) participated in the study. In the hypertensive group, mean renal volume of 97.7cm

conclusionSlightly smaller bilateral renal volume among hypertensive patients as compared the controls was obtained.

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HypertensionUltrasonicsAdultBody SizeCross-Sectional StudiesHumansKidneyUltrasonographyBMIBSAhypertensionrenal volumeUltrasonography

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PMCPMC8512955

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