Research Article
Suspected Fetal Growth Restriction at 37 Weeks: A Comparison of Doppler and Placental Pathology
Table 9
Uterine artery Doppler versus no uterine artery Doppler newborn comparisons in suspected FGR.
| | Variable | Uterine artery | Uterine artery | OR (95% CI) | value | | Yes | No | | |
| | Birthweight (g) | 2338.4 ± 263.0 | 2350.3 ± 207.6 | | 0.804 | | SGA | 39 (57.4) | 15 (46.9) | 1.52 (0.60, 3.87) | 0.327 | | Ponderal index (g/cm3) | 2.42 ± 0.35 | 2.39 ± 0.31 | | 0.658 | | Ponderal index < 10th percentile | 12 (30.8) | 16 (26.2) | 1.25 (0.47, 3.32) | 0.622 | | Five-minute Apgar < 7 | 0 (0) | 1 (3.1) | | 0.320 | | Hospital stay (days) | 3 (2–16) | 3 (2–21) | | 0.496 | | NICU admission | 9 (23.1) | 11 (18.0) | 1.36 (0.45, 4.08) | 0.539 | | Hyperbilirubinemia phototherapy | 5 (12.8) | 13 (21.3) | 0.54 (0.15, 1.85) | 0.281 | | Hypoglycemia | 3 (3.5) | 6 (9.8) | 0.76 (0.14, 3.76) | 1.000 | | Hypothermia | 3 (11.8) | 9 (14.8) | 0.48 (0.10, 2.14) | 0.358 | | Oxygen requirement | 5 (12.8) | 4 (6.6) | 2.10 (0.45, 10.14) | 0.306 | | Composite neonatal morbidity | 14 (35.9) | 21 (34.4) | 1.07 (0.42, 2.69) | 0.880 | | Placental weight (g) | 355.4 ± 73.8 | 354.8 ± 82.1 | | 0.972 | | Birth/placental weight ratio | 6.75 ± 1.19 | 6.89 ± 1.37 | | 0.594 | | Umbilical cord diameter (cm) | 1.24 ± 0.32 | 1.18 ± 0.28 | | 0.309 | | Placental weight < 5th percentile | 17 (43.6) | 23 (37.7) | 1.23 (0.52, 3.14) | 0.558 |
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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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