Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy ›› 2024, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (3): 130-134.doi: 10.37015/AUDT.2023.230056
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Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, PhDa,*(), Syed Amir Gilani, PhDa, Rabia Ejaz, BSb, Sheeza Fatima, BSb, Sarosh Imran, BSb, Aleeza Naseer, BSb
Received:
2023-11-28
Revised:
2024-01-25
Accepted:
2024-03-20
Online:
2024-09-30
Published:
2024-10-16
Contact:
*Radiography and Imaging Technology, Green International University, Lahore, Pakistan e-mail: Yousafgelani@gmail.com,
Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, PhD, Syed Amir Gilani, PhD, Rabia Ejaz, BS, Sheeza Fatima, BS, Sarosh Imran, BS, Aleeza Naseer, BS. Does Covid-19 Cause An Increase in Spleen Dimensions? Ultrasonography Study in People with Recent History of COVID-19 Infection and Healthy Participants. Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy, 2024, 8(3): 130-134.
Table 1
Characteristics of individuals"
Item | COVID-19 | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
History of COVID 19 infection (n = 196) | Healthy participants (n = 188) | ||
Age (years) | 35.5 ± 6.44 | 35.9 ± 5.8 | 0.607 |
Male | 49 (55.7%) | 39 (44.3%) | 0.192 |
Female | 147 (49.7%) | 149 (50.3%) | |
Diabetes | 78 (49.1%) | 81 (50.9%) | 0.291 |
Hypertension | 51 (53.70%) | 44 (46.30%) | 0.317 |
Chronic kidney disease | 16 (80.0%) | 4 (20.0%) | 0.006 |
Cardiac disease | 19 (50.0%) | 19 (50.0%) | 0.514 |
Table 2
Comparison of sonographic findings with history of COVID-19"
Item | COVID-19 | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
History of COVID 19 infection (n = 196) | Healthy participants (n = 188) | |||
Margins | Irregular | 67 (34.2%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.001 |
Smooth | 129 (65.8%) | 188 (100%) | ||
Echogenicity | Heterogeneous | 29 (14.8%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.001 |
Homogeneous | 167 (85.2%) | 188 (100%) |
Table 3
Descriptive statistics between history of COVID-19 and dimensions of spleen"
Spleen dimensions | Items | n | Mean | Std. Deviation | t value | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length (cm) | COVID-19 | 196 | 10.33 | 1.99 | 4.00 | 0.000 |
Control | 188 | 9.67 | 1.06 | |||
Volume (cm3) | COVID-19 | 196 | 192.47 | 336.05 | 2.47 | 0.014 |
Control | 188 | 131.51 | 28.44 | |||
Thickness (cm) | COVID-19 | 196 | 4.14 | 0.73 | 3.06 | 0.002 |
Control | 188 | 3.94 | 0.51 |
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