Table 5 Significant differences in measurements of several structures of the scanned organs in the alpaca group (animals < one year and animals ≥ 1 year) influenced by age
From: Ultrasonography of kidney and spleen in clinically healthy llamas and alpacas
Organ | P | 95% CI of differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lower limit | Upper limit | ||
Left kidney—sagittal | |||
Width | 0.021* | − 1.54 | − 0.13 |
Length | 0.000* | − 2.56 | − 1.05 |
Cortex | 0.143 | − 0.63 | 0.09 |
Medullary pyramids | 0.261 | − 0.42 | 0.12 |
Left kidney—transversal | |||
Width | 0.004* | − 2.48 | − 0.53 |
Cortex | 0.249 | − 0.57 | 0.17 |
Medullary pyramids | 0.307 | − 0.52 | 0.18 |
Spleen—sagittal | |||
Width | 0.281 | − 0.99 | 0.30 |
Right kidney—sagittal | |||
Width | 0.001* | − 1.39 | − 0.39 |
Length | 0.001* | − 2.08 | − 0.61 |
Cortex | 0.660 | − 0.19 | 0.12 |
Medullary pyramids | 0.191 | − 0.31 | 0.06 |
Right kidney—transversal | |||
Width | 0.001* | − 1.56 | − 0.45 |
Cortex | 0.014* | − 0.43 | − 0.05 |
Medullary pyramids | 0.414 | − 0.13 | 0.29 |