Table 5 Renal weight and body dimensions at autopsy in different studies over time. M Men, W Women, R right kidney, L left kidney
From: Reference values and sex differences in absolute and relative kidney size. A Swiss autopsy study
Study | Age (years) | Kidney Weight (g) | Body length (cm) | Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
Pourteyron, 1872 | R = 141 | R = 115 | |||||
L = 152 | L = 124 | ||||||
De la Grandmaison, 2001 | M = 42 | R = 162 | R = 135 | 172 | 161 | 22.8 | 22.5 |
W = 49 | L = 160 | L = 136 | |||||
Molina, 2012 | M = 24 | R = 129 | No women included | 173 | 25.4 | ||
L = 137 | |||||||
Molina, 2015 | W = 24 | No men included | R = 108 | 160 | 25.2 | ||
L = 116 | |||||||
Addidou Kalucki, 2020 | M = 51 | R = 161 | R = 118 | 177 | 164 | 25.4 | 23.1 |
W = 57 | L = 170 | L = 125 | |||||