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

Table 2

Abnormal versus normal Doppler newborn comparisons in suspected FGR.

Variable	Abnormal Doppler	Normal Doppler	OR (95% CI)	value
	Birthweight (g)	2268.5 ± 246.0			2411.2 ± 193.7		0.002
SGA	32 (69.6)	22 (49.7)	3.33 (1.34, 8.34)	0.004
Ponderal index (g/cm^3)	2.37 ± 0.33	2.43 ± 0.33		0.379
Ponderal index < 10th percentile	16 (34.8)	12 (22.2)	1.87 (0.71, 4.96)	0.163
Five-minute Apgar < 7	1 (2.17)	1 (1.9)	0.35 (0.22, 0.44)	1.000
Hospital stay (days)	3 (2–16)	3 (2–21)		0.578
NICU admission	9 (19.6)	11 (20.4)	0.95 (0.32, 2.82)	0.920
Hyperbilirubinemia phototherapy	9 (19.6)	9 (16.7)	0.95 (1.22, 3.78)	0.707
Hypoglycemia	6 (13.0)	3 (5.6)	2.55 (0.52, 13.87)	0.295
Hypothermia	5 (10.9)	7 (13.0)	0.82 (0.21, 3.18)	0.748
Oxygen requirement	4 (8.7)	5 (9.3)	0.93 (1.94, 4.37)	1.000
Composite neonatal morbidity	16 (34.8)	16 (29.6)	1.27 (0.50, 3.20)	0.582
Placental weight (g)	347.4 ± 73.4	361.6 ± 83.0		0.372
Birth/placental weight ratio	6.72 ± 1.17	6.94 ± 1.39		0.400
Umbilical cord diameter (cm)	1.20 ± 0.35	1.19 ± 0.24		0.892
Placental weight < 5th percentile	22 (47.8)	18 (33.3)	1.83 (0.6, 4.47)	0.140

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