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Table 4 Comparison of Testicular Volumes (ml) Obtained by Ultrasound in Normal Children and Adults at different ages Reported by 3 Groups with Volumes in Our Study Subjects Obtained Clinically (means ± SD)

From: Testicular volumes revisited: A proposal for a simple clinical method that can closely match the volumes obtained by ultrasound and its clinical application

Age group

Osemlak[6]

Goede et al.[7]

Bahk et al.[22]

(W x H x L x 0.52)

Our study subjects

(W-ss)3 x 0.64

p value

Osemlak to

Our

p value

Goede et al.

To Our

p value

Bahk et al.

To Our

5 years

(17) 0.67 ± 0.19

(48) 0.58 ± 0.15

 

(24) 0.46 ± 0.07

<0.001

<0.001

 

7 years

(17) 0.68 ± 0.21

(62) 0.65 ± 0.17

 

(22) 0.56 ± 0.09

<0.05

<0.01

 

9 years

(17) 0.85 ± 0.31

(53) 0.79 ± 0.46

 

(36) 0.65 ± 0.19

<0.02

>0.05

 

12 years

(17) 3.29 ± 2.99

(55) 2.33 ± 1.77

 

(50) 2.56 ± 1.24

>0.1

>0.05

 

13 years

(18) 5.37 ± 2.92

(47) 4.42 ± 2.66

 

(18) 4.28 ± 0.96

>0.1

>0.05

 

15 years

(17) 8.71 ± 2.52

(26) 8.69 ± 2.91

 

(58) 8.01 ± 2.58

>0.1

>0.1

 

17 years

(17) 12.83 ± 3.94

(27) 12.12 ± 2.8

 

(36) 12.45 ± 1.99

>0.5

>0.5

 

18 years

 

(23) 13.73 ± 3.51

 

(56) 13.16 ± 2.67

 

>0.1

 

Adults

  

(1139)*13.29 ± 2.82

(102) 13.12 ± 3.17

  

>0.1

   

(W x H x L x 0.71)

18.37 ± 3.62

((W-ss)3 x 0.88)

(102) 18.05 ± 4.36

  

>0.1

  1. Legend: (#) Number of observations.
  2. The equation used by Osemlak and Goede et al. was W x H x L x 0.52 and our formula (W-ss)3 x 0.64.
  3. * Calculated from the values using 0.71 as a constant.