Research Article
Suspected Fetal Growth Restriction at 37 Weeks: A Comparison of Doppler and Placental Pathology
Table 11
Abnormal versus normal Doppler newborn comparisons in suspected FGR data for
subjects with both umbilical artery and MCA Doppler evaluation.
| | Variable | Abnormal Doppler | Normal Doppler | OR (95% CI) | value | | |
| | Birthweight (g) | 2269.0 ± 253.3 | 2449.2 ± 177.0 | | 0.019 | | SGA | 14 (34.1) | 6 (27) | 3.13 (1.02, 9.83) | 0.025 | | Ponderal index (g/cm3) | 2.37 ± 0.33 | 2.43 ± 0.33 | | 0.379 | | Ponderal index < 10th percentile | 14 (34.1) | 6 (22.2) | 1.82 (0.53, 6,4) | 0.291 | | Five-minute Apgar < 7 | 0 | 0 | | | | Hospital stay (days) | 3 (2–16) | 3 (2–12) | | 0.570 | | NICU admission | 9 (22.0) | 6 (22.2) | 0.98 (0.27, 3.71) | 0.979 | | Hyperbilirubinemia phototherapy | 9 (22.0) | 4 (14.8) | 1.62 (0.39, 7.2) | 0.464 | | Hypoglycemia | 6 (14.6) | 0 | | 0.074 | | Hypothermia | 5 (12.2) | 3 (11.1) | 0.82 (0.20, 6.58) | 1.000 | | Oxygen requirement | 4 (9.8) | 2 (7.4) | 1.35 (0.19, 11.63) | 1.000 | | Composite neonatal morbidity | 16 (39) | 5 (18.5) | 2.82 (0.79, 10.58) | 0.073 | | Placental weight (g) | 353.0 ± 74.4 | 378.4 ± 88.2 | | 0.210 | | Birth/placental weight ratio | 6.60 ± 1.09 | 6.70 ± 1.26 | | 0.737 | | Umbilical cord diameter (cm) | 1.20 ± 0.35 | 1.19 ± 0.21 | | 0.867 | | Placental weight < 5th percentile | 19 (46.3) | 7 (25.9) | 2.47 (0.77, 8.17) | 0.090 |
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OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, and FGR = fetal growth restriction.
Results expressed in mean ± SD, number (%), or median (min–max).
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