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

Table 8

Uterine artery Doppler versus no uterine artery Doppler antenatal comparisons in suspected FGR.

Variable	Uterine artery	Uterine artery	OR (95% CI)	value
	Yes	No
	Maternal age	25.2 ± 5.8			27.4 ± 6.1		0.079
Maternal BMI	28.5 ± 5.6	28.3 ± 5.0		0.844
Caucasian	22 (43.6)	22 (75.5)	0.42 (0.16, 1.09)	0.052
Diabetes	4 (10.3)	3 (4.9)	2.21 (0.39, 13.4)	0.427
Hypertension	2 (5.1)	2 (3.3)	1.60 (0.15, 16.8)	0.642
Parity ≥ 1	24 (61.5)	28 (45.9)	1.89 (0.77, 4.65)	0.127
Smoking	16 (41.0)	16 (26.2)	1.96 (0.76, 5.04)	0.122
EFW ultrasound (grams)	2122.0 ± 203	2174 ± 322		0.362
EFW < 3rd percentile	11 (28.2)	14 (23.0)	1.32 (0.48, 3.62)	0.554
HC/AC > 95th percentile	11 (28.2)	25 (41.0)	0.57 (0.22, 1.46)	0.194
Induction of labor	30 (76.9)	51 (83.6)	0.65 (0.21, 2.0)	0.406
Vaginal delivery	24 (61.5)	45 (73.8)	0.57 (0.22, 1.47)	0.197

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