Table 4: Pearson correlation coefficient between physical measurements and total small bowel length.
Pearson correlation coefficient | p-value | |
Thickness | ||
Abdominal wall thickness | 0.25 | 0.07 |
Circumference | ||
At xiphoid-sternal angle | 0.34 | 0.0003 |
At subcostal line | 0.39 | < 0.0001 |
At umbilicus | 0.33 | 0.0005 |
At iliac crest | 0.26 | 0.007 |
At crico-jugular notch | 0.26 | 0.007 |
Length | ||
Cricoid to sternal angle | 0.22 | 0.02 |
Cricoid to xiphoid | 0.35 | 0.0002 |
Cricoid to umbilicus | 0.29 | 0.002 |
Cricoid to pubic tubercle | 0.41 | < 0.0001 |