Table 3 Significant differences in measurements of several structures of the scanned organs comparing llamas and alpacas (animals ≥ 1 year)
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 | 0.061 | − 1.31 | − 0.60 |
Length | 0.001* | − 1,80 | − 0.84 |
Cortex | 0.274 | − 0.31 | 0.16 |
Medullary pyramids | 0.994 | − 0.15 | 0.13 |
Left kidney—transversal | |||
Width | 0.282 | − 1.35 | − 0.24 |
Cortex | 0.045* | − 0.53 | 0.14 |
Medullary pyramids | 0.514 | − 0.44 | 0.19 |
Spleen—sagittal | |||
Width | 0.123 | − 1.04 | − 0.08 |
Right kidney—sagittal | |||
Width | 0.007* | − 1.15 | − 0.51 |
Length | 0.380 | − 1.63 | − 0.82 |
Cortex | 0.096 | − 0.26 | − 0.02 |
Medullary pyramids | 0.673 | − 0.14 | 0.08 |
Right kidney—transversal | |||
Width | 0.254 | − 1.62 | − 0.81 |
Cortex | 0.081 | − 0.41 | − 0.06 |
Medullary pyramids | 0.193 | − 0.31 | − 0.08 |