Research Article

Uterine Artery Doppler in Pregnancy: Women with PCOS Compared to Healthy Controls

Table 3

Mean UtAPI values and number of examinations at each given study point. In the analysis, we adjusted for gestational age.

ControlsPCOSPCOSPCOS value
()All ()Placebo ()Metformin ()

Mean UtAPI inclusion1.79 (118)
CI (1.70–1.87)
1.73 (46)
CI (1.58–1.88)
1.80 (24)
CI (1.58–2.03)
1.66 (22)
CI (1.44–1.88)
PCOS all
PCOS placebo
PCOS metformin
Mean UtAPI inclusion + 2 weeks1.41 (114)
CI (1.33–1.49)
1.37 (43)
CI (1.25–1.49)
1.41 (23)
CI (1.23–1.60)
1.31 (20)
CI (1.13–1.49)
PCOS all
PCOS placebo
PCOS metformin
Mean UtAPI week 180.89 (109)
CI (0.85–0.94)
0.93 (45)
CI (0.83–1.03)
1.00 (24)
CI (0.84–1.17)
0.83 (21)
CI (0.73–0.93)
PCOS all
PCOS placebo
PCOS metformin
Mean UtAPI week 240.73 (108)
CI (0.71–0.76)
0.75 (33)
CI (0.68–0.82)
0.81 (17)
CI (0.69–0.92)
0.70 (16)
CI (0.62–0.77)
PCOS all
PCOS placebo
PCOS metformin