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

BMC Pediatrics

Table 7 Multiple regression analysis with organ dimensions as the dependent variable

Organ dimensions (cm)		Regression coefficient	SE	p value	95% CI	R²
Liver	Constant	6.526	0.807			0.378
	Weight	0.096	0.014	<0.001	0.069–0.123
	Age	0.142	0.043	0.001	0.058–0.226
	Height	−0.014	0.009	0.136	−0.032-0.004
Spleen	Constant	4.034	0.725			0.296
	Weight	0.069	0.012	<0.001	0.045–0.094
	Age	−0.070	0.038	0.071	−0.145-0.006
	Height	0.019	0.008	0.024	0.003–0.035
Right kidney	Constant	4.781	0.505			0.426
	Weight	0.048	0.009	<0.001	0.031–0.065
	Age	0.045	0.027	0.090	−0.007-0.098
	Height	0.011	0.006	0.059	0.000–0.022
Left Kidney	Constant	5.392	0.472			0.416
	Weight	0.050	0.008	<0.001	0.034–0.066
	Age	0.036	0.025	0.147	−0.013-0.086
	Height	0.007	0.005	0.200	−0.004-0.018
Mean Kidney	Constant	5.080	0.424			0.492
	Weight	0.049	0.007	<0.001	0.035–0.063
	Age	0.041	0.022	0.072	−0.004-0.085
	Height	0.009	0.005	0.064	−0.001-0.019

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