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Table 2 Longitudinal length of the liver by body weight category

From: Ultrasonographic parameters of the liver, spleen and kidneys among a cohort of school children in Sri Lanka

Weight group (Kg)

liver length (cm)

95% CI of the mean

Median

IQrange

Mean

SD

Min

max

Upper

lower

≤20

n = 126

7.40

6.90–7.87

7.44

0.93

5.10

10.4

7.27

7.60

21–30

n = 158

8.18

7.64–8.75

8.22

0.91

5.54

10.8

8.07

8.36

31–40

n = 41

9.39

8.63–10.20

9.42

1.26

5.42

11.8

9.02

9.81

≥41

n = 7

10.00

8.74–10.60

9.85

1.10

8.53

11.5

8.83

10.87

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