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Table 3 Comparison of the height adjusted mean deviations of organs stratified by infection with S. mansoni

From: Periportal fibrosis, liver and spleen sizes among S. mansoni mono or co-infected individuals with human immunodeficiency virus-1 in fishing villages along Lake Victoria shores, North-Western, Tanzania

Organomegaly

Schistosoma mansoni status

F -ratio

P -values

Not Infected with S. mansoni (N = 831) deviations from mean (95% CI)

Infected with S. manson i (N = 840) deviations from mean (95% CI)

Liver

Left liver lobe length

2.34 (2.22 – 2.47)

2.27 (2.14 – 2.39)

0.8851

0.38

Spleen

Spleen length

1.19 (1.06 – 1.31)

1.23 (1.11 – 1.35)

−0.5639

0.57

Portal vein Diameter

Portal vein length

1.03 (0.96 – 1.10)

1.04 (0.97 – 1.11)

−0.1710

0.86