Ultrasonographically determined renal values and comparisons to serum biochemistry renal variables in aged semi-captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Table 6 Significant Pearson’s correlations between renal measurements/ratios and serum creatinine, serum urea and urine specific gravity

	Renal measurement	Serum creatinine N = 27		Serum urea N = 27		Urine SG N = 24
	Renal measurement	r	P value	r	P value	r	P value
Left kidney	Length	−0.66	< 0.0005	−0.39	0.043	0.54	0.006
	Length:Size Index	−0.66	< 0.0005	−0.52	0.006	0.60	0.002
	Length:Ao d	−0.65	< 0.0005	−0.54	0.006	0.50	0.017
	Volume:Ao d	−0.51	0.011	−0.62	0.001	0.39	NS
	Volume:L6	−0.42	0.043	−0.58	0.003	0.35	NS
	Length:L6	−0.60	0.002	−0.62	0.001	0.53	0.012
	Cranial height	−0.40	0.044	−0.25	NS	0.43	0.043
	Volume	−0.35	NS	−0.55	0.006	0.38	NS
Right kidney	Length	−0.44	0.023	−0.31	NS	0.38	NS
	Length:Size Index	−0.53	0.006	−0.47	0.015	0.46	0.025
	Length:Ao d	−0.52	0.009	−0.48	0.017	0.40	NS
	Length:L6	−0.46	0.025	−0.56	0.004	0.43	0.045
	Volume:Ao d	−0.36	NS	−0.43	0.034	0.16	NS

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