Research Article

Ultrasound Assessment of the Relevance of Liver, Spleen, and Kidney Dimensions with Body Parameters in Adolescents

Table 3

Relationship between abdominal organ size and body parameters predicted by multivariate regression analysis.

ParametersTotalMaleFemale
Standardized regression coefficientStandardized regression coefficientStandardized regression coefficient

Liver span
 Age0.0360.1190.389≤0.0010.769≤0.001
 BMI0.521≤0.001-0.1320.1630.0120.546
 BSA0.981≤0.0010.706≤0.0010.404≤0.001
Spleen length
 Age0.123≤0.001-0.0190.7120.2540.005
 BMI0.459≤0.001-0.0480.6680.1880.030
 BSA0.0560.1940.380≤0.0010.0280.412
Left kidney length
 Age-0.0820.117-0.0200.709-0.1020.156
 BMI0.458≤0.001-0.0130.7480.2410.019
 BSA0.424≤0.0010.460≤0.0010.473≤0.001
Right kidney length
 Age0.0510.105-0.1110.392-0.0450.501
 BMI0.0130.3560.298≤0.0010.335≤0.001
 BSA0.512≤0.0010.6990.009-0.0980.398