Suspected Fetal Growth Restriction at 37 Weeks: A Comparison of Doppler and Placental Pathology
Table 6
MCA Doppler versus no MCA Doppler antenatal comparisons in suspected FGR.
Variable
MCA, yes
MCA, no
OR (95% CI)
value
Maternal age
25.9 ± 6.1
27.9 ± 5.8
0.114
Maternal BMI
28.9 ± 6.3
27.2 ± 4.5
0.119
Caucasian
46 (67.6)
22 (68.8)
0.95 (0.35, 2.56)
0.912
Diabetes
5 (7.4)
2 (6.3)
1.19 (0.19, 9.47)
1.000
Hypertension
3 (4.4)
1 (3.1)
1.43 (0.12, 37.2)
1.000
Parity ≥ 1
36 (52.9)
16 (50.9)
1.13 (0.46, 2.83)
0.784
Smoking
25 (36.8)
7 (21.9)
2.08 (0.72, 6.18)
0.138
EFW ultrasound (grams)
2164.2 ± 196.5
2133.2 ± 412.0
0.689
EFW < 3rd percentile
18 (23.5)
9 (28.1)
1.27 (0.44, 3.64)
0.621
HC/AC > 95th percentile
23 (33.8)
13 (40.6)
1.34 (0.52, 3.46)
0.509
Induction of labor
54 (79.4)
27 (84.4)
1.40 (0.41, 5.01)
0.555
Vaginal delivery
42 (61.8)
27 (84.4)
3.34 (1.05, 11.35)
0.023
OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, MCA = middle cerebral artery, and FGR = fetal growth restriction. Results expressed in mean ± SD or number (%).
