Research Article

Placental Anthropometric Features: Maternal and Neonate Characteristics in North Central Nigeria

Table 2

Showing placental description of the study population.

Description/variableRangeMeanSD

Placental weight (wet)1,050–396529119
Placental weight (dry)670–102432102
Standard deviation of chorionic plate radius2.3–539.76.1
Major axis (cm)12–4121.83.3
Minor axis (cm)8–2817.62.5

Adjusted change value

Placental weight (dry)
(term > 40 weeks GA)
0.350.030.18
Placental weight (dry)
(preterm < 40 weeks GA)
0.670.030.006