Thickness and Ratio of Noncompacted and Compacted Layers of the Left Ventricular Myocardium Evaluated in 56 Normal Fetuses by Two-Dimensional Echocardiography
Table 3
(a) Ratio of NC/C of four segments of left ventricular myocardial in normal fetus
Number
Mean ±Std. Deviation
95% Confidence Interval for Difference
Lower Bound
Upper Bound
Anterior
112
0.807±0.488
0.715
0.898
Posterior
112
1.460±0.501
1.367
1.554
Lateral
112
1.674±0.623
1.558
1.791
Inferior
112
1.539±0.533
1.439
1.639
(b) Comparison of ratio of NC/C of four segments of left ventricular myocardial
(I) Divisions
(J) Divisions
Mean Difference (I-J)
Std. Error
Sig.
95% Confidence Interval for Difference
Lower Bound
Upper Bound
Anterior
Posterior
-0.654
0.055
<0.001
-0.763
-0.545
Lateral
-0.868
0.055
<0.001
-0.977
-0.759
Inferior
-0.732
0.055
<0.001
-0.841
-0.624
Posterior
Anterior
0.654
0.0551
<0.001
0.545
0.763
Lateral
-0.214
0.055
<0.001
-0.323
-0.105
Inferior
-0.079
0.055
0.156
-0.187
0.030
Lateral
Anterior
0.868
0.055
<0.001
0.759
0.977
Posterior
0.214
0.055
<0.001
0.105
0.323
Inferior
0.135
0.055
0.015
0.027
0.244
Inferior
Anterior
0.732
0.055
<0.001
0.624
0.841
Posterior
0.079
0.055
0.156
-0.030
0.187
Lateral
-0.135
0.055
0.015
-0.244
-0.027
The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.