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This study was undertaken to assess the association between feline body weight and adrenal gland thickness, and to propose reference intervals (RIs) for adrenal gland thickness in healthy cats.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a cross-sectional study in which 39 healthy cats were included. The cats were divided into two weight categories, classified as \u2a7d4.0\u2009kg and &gt;4\u20138\u2009kg of ideal body weight (with 13 and 26 cats in each group, respectively), which took into consideration the body condition score of the cats. All cats underwent an ultrasound examination that was taken from a subcostal position. Maximum dorsoventral thicknesses of the left (MTL) and right (MTR) adrenal glands were measured in a sagittal plane. RIs were obtained for the maximum thickness (MT), which included the MTLs and MTRs of each cat. RIs with the 90% confidence intervals were calculated according to American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology guidelines on RIs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      No statistical differences for adrenal gland thickness were observed between the left and right (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.543) adrenal glands or between male and female cats (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.943). Mean MT was significantly greater in the group of cats weighing &gt;4\u20138\u2009kg compared with the group of cats weighing \u2a7d4\u2009kg (3.7\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6 vs 3.2\u2009\u00b1\u20090.4\u2009mm;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.005). The lower limit of the RI for MT was 2.4\u2009mm (range 2.2\u20132.6\u2009mm) in the group weighing \u2a7d4\u2009kg and 2.6\u2009mm (range 2.4\u20132.8\u2009mm) in the group weighing &gt;4\u20138\u2009kg. The upper limit of the RI for MT was 3.9\u2009mm (range 3.7\u20134.1\u2009mm) in the group of cats weighing \u2a7d4\u2009kg and 4.8\u2009mm (range 4.6\u20135.1\u2009mm) in the group of cats weighing &gt;4\u20138\u2009kg.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The use of RIs based on two group sizes allows for a more accurate ultrasonographic evaluation of adrenal gland thickness in cats. The maximum normal adrenal gland thickness is lower in smaller cats (3.9 mm for those weighing \u2a7d4\u2009kg and 4.8\u2009mm for those weighing &gt;4\u20138\u2009kg).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612x20974962","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,25]],"date-time":"2020-11-25T07:16:49Z","timestamp":1606288609000},"page":"804-808","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Ultrasonographic evaluation of adrenal gland size in two body weight categories of healthy adult cats"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0541-3675","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura","family":"P\u00e9rez-L\u00f3pez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Health Research (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ana Mar\u00eda","family":"W\u00e4gner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Health Research (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas, Spain"},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pedro","family":"Saavedra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mathematics Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arucas, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jose Raduan","family":"Jaber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Morphology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arucas, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1496-5706","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos","family":"Meli\u00e1n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Health Research (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas, Spain"},{"name":"Department of Animal Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.22233\/9781905319893.27"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612X15572035"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_2","first-page":"1","article-title":"Ultrasonographic examination of the feline adrenal glands: a review.","volume":"49","author":"Combes A","year":"2014","unstructured":"Combes A, Saunders JH. 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