• Ali S Alyami, Naif A Majrashi, Meaad Elbashir, Sarra Ali, Nasser Shubayr, Turkey Refaee, Wael Ageeli, Yahia Madkhali, Ali Abdelrazig, Abdullah A Althobity, Bandar Alwadani, Qurain Turki AlShammari, and Ali M Hendi.
• Department of Diagnostic Radiography Technology, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Jun 14; 103 (24): e38607e38607.

BackgroundThe use of ultrasound-based measurements to determine renal size has proven valuable in the diagnosis of renal function and associated disorders. The dimensions of the abdominal organs are affected by an individual's body age, height, sex, and weight. The objective of this study was to establish the standard sonographic parameters for renal dimensions and to determine the correlation between body measurements and renal dimensions in a population of healthy adults residing in Jazan City, Saudi Arabia.MethodsThe present study was a prospective study conducted at a single center located in Jazan City from February to August 2022. Ninety-five participants underwent abdominal ultrasonography. The process of measuring renal size through sonography entails the measurement of various dimensions of the kidney, such as renal length, width, and thickness. The demographic information of the participants, including their sex, age, height, and weight, was documented. All analyses were performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences v27 software.ResultsThe dimensions of the right kidney, specifically the length, width, and thickness, had mean value of 9.79 centimeters (cm), 5.09 cm, and 4.10 cm, respectively. The left kidney had mean dimensions of 10.1 cm, 5.09 cm, and 4.10 cm for length, width, and thickness, respectively. The left kidney was larger than the right kidney. Furthermore, male participants exhibited larger kidney measurements than their female counterparts did. A noteworthy positive correlation was observed between the thickness of the left kidney and sex, whereas no significant correlations were found with age, weight, or height.ConclusionThe current study revealed that the kidney dimensions were observed to be larger in males as compared to females. The research findings indicate that there is no significant correlation between kidney dimensions and various demographic factors, such as age, height, weight, and sex. In addition, this study provides reference tables for further use.Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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