Radiographic Assessment of Cardiothoracic Ratio among Patients of University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Abstract
Introduction: CTR application and modification in medicine are used with varying clinical usefulness and it is cheap, quick, and a vital tool in assessing patients. Researches on the cardiothoracic ratio and its association with age and gender among adults of Edo State, Nigeria are scanty and this has left a huge knowledge gap in the research world today. This study therefore is aimed at assessing the CTR and determining its association with gender and age among patients who visited the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
Materials and Methods: This study adopted a descriptive retrospective study design, which sampled 241 adult chest radiographs with ages ranging from 18 to 50 years of age in the Radiology Department of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State after obtaining ethical clearance. The TTD and CTD were measured from each radiograph and their ratio was calculated in percentage. Data obtained were analysed using both descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard deviation) and inferential statistics (t-test) to describe the nature of the data. Pearson’s correlation was used to check for the association between age and CTR ascertained at <0.05.
Results: The outcome from analysed data displays prevalence among males than in females, although CTR was exceptional with its prevalence being higher in females than in males. Also seen was a prevalence of TCD and TTD in males and a prevalence of CTR in the female counterpart. Age distribution assessment, displays an inconsistent outcome with an increase in age advancement, displaying prevalence in age 36 - 40. Also, age relation to TCD and CTR was observed to be prevalent in age 41- 45, while in relation to TTD, it was prevalent in age 26 – 30. Following findings from correlation, TCD with TTD and TCD with CTR display a significant strong positive correlation.
Conclusion: The study outcome displayed CTR of females which was observed to be greater than the male counterpart and this was compared with other African and Nigerian studies.
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