Suspected Fetal Growth Restriction at 37 Weeks: A Comparison of Doppler and Placental Pathology

Table 1

Abnormal versus normal Doppler antenatal comparisons in suspected FGR.

Variable	Abnormal Doppler	Normal Doppler	OR (95% CI)	value
	Maternal age	25.2 ± 5.7			27.0 ± 6.2		0.044
Maternal BMI	29.6 ± 6.6	27.4 ± 4.9		0.065
Caucasian	28 (60.9)	40 (74.1)	0.54 (0.26, 1.48)	0.158
Diabetes	4 (8.7)	3 (5.6)	1.62 (0.28, 9.78)	0.700
Hypertension	3 (6.5)	1 (1.9)	3.70 (0.34, 95.8)	0.331
Parity ≥ 1	21 (45.7)	31 (57.4)	0.62 (0.26, 1.48)	0.241
Smoking	16 (34.8)	16 (29.6)	1.27 (0.50, 3.20)	0.582
EFW ultrasound (grams)	2138.4 ± 202.0	2167.8 ± 336.8		0.606
EFW < 3rd percentile	13 (28.3)	12 (22.2)	1.38 (0.51, 3.76)	0.487
HC/AC > 95th percentile	16 (34.8)	20 (37.8)	0.91 (0.37, 2.23)	0.915
Induction of labor	38 (82.6)	43 (79.6)	1.22 (0.40, 3.99)	0.705
Vaginal delivery	33 (71.7)	41 (75.9)	0.81 (0.30, 2.16)	0.634
Cesarean for nonreassuring fetal status	5 (10.9)	1 (1.9)	6.46 (0.69, 152)	0.09
Vacuum/forceps vaginal delivery	3 (6.5)	0		0.425

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, and FGR = fetal growth restriction.
Results expressed in mean ± SD or number (%).