Comparison of Renal Segmental Artery Blood Flow on Doppler in Young Obese & Non Obese Individuals
Usama Farooq, Mufti Ahtsham Ud Din, Zeeshan Haider, Naveed Asad, Mehreen Fatima, Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Amjad Iqbal, Fatima Hafeez, Sibgha Munir, Aqsa Saeed, Sadaf Bajwa
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ABSTRACT
Aim: To compare renal segmental artery blood flow on Doppler in young obese
& non-obese individuals.
Methodology: In University Ultrasound Clinic Green Town, Lahore, Pakistan, a
comparative study was conducted. 180 patients of age group 16 to 25 were
enrolled in this study with convenient sampling technique. All the obese &
non-obese patients having no history of renal disease were included in this
study. Hypertensive and diabetic patients were also included. Pregnant females
having any renal parenchymal disease were excluded.
Results: In 90 non-obese individuals the average mean of PI was .989±.249 while
in 90 obese individuals the average mean of PI was .985±.338. No statistical
difference between the two averages as p-value 0.928> α=0.05.
Conclusion: Study concluded that no statistically significant difference between the
average PI in non-obese individuals compared to the average of PI in obese
individuals.
Keywords: Obese, Renal segmental artery, Pulsatility Index (PI), Ultrasonography.