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Table 2 Evaluation of Potential Influences on SWE in CKD and Control Groups

From: Shear wave elastography in chronic kidney disease: a pilot experience in native kidneys

Factors

CKD

Control

 

r

P value

r

P value

Age

0.370

0.07

0.325

0.16

Height

−0.423

0.04

−0.235

0.31

Weight

−0.556

0.004

0.033

0.90

BMI

−0.404

0.045

0.251

0.29

Kidney Length

−0.257

0.24

−0.238

0.34

Kidney Depth

−0.525

0.007

−0.336

0.15

Hematocrita

−0.014

0.95

−0.447

0.23

Creatinine

−0.123

0.56

  

eGFR

−0.018

0.93

  

BUN

−0.084

0.69

  
 

Young’s modulus

 

Young’s modulus

 

Race

 

0.58

 

0.01

  White

10.70 (5.08, 24.85)

 

4.85 (4.30, 6,85)

 

  Other

7.60 (7.50, 10.50)

 

3.10 (2.70, 3.90)

 

Gender

 

0.04

 

0.15

  Male

6.60 (4.10, 12.33)

 

3.55 (3.10, 4.20)

 

  Female

22.35 (9.40, 25.80)

 

4.50 (3.90, 6.20)

 

Ethnicity

 

0.87

 

0.20

  Non-Hispanic

10.70 (5.78, 23.13)

 

4.35 (3.55, 4.90)

 

  Hispanic

5.58 (4.50, 8.05)

 

6.03 (5.20, 6.85)

 
  1. Correlation coefficient (r) given for continuous variables. Median Young’s modulus (quartile 1, quartile 3) in kPa given for categorical variables. Abbreviations: BMI (body mass index), eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate), BUN (blood urea nitrogen). aN = 9 for controls