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

BMC Pediatrics

Table 6 Correlation between organ dimensions and somatic parameters. (Spearman rank correlation coefficient)

		Liver	Spleen	Right Kidney	Left Kidney	Age
Weight	Correlation coefficient	0.579	0.486	0.614	0.624	0.740
Weight	P-value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Height	Correlation coefficient	0.530	0.437	0.591	0.597	0.839
Height	P-value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
BMI	Correlation coefficient	0.384	0.347	0.350	0.354	0.320
BMI	P-value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Age	Correlation coefficient	0.527	0.337	0.534	0.538
Age	P-value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

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