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

Table 10

Abnormal versus normal Doppler antenatal comparisons in suspected FGR data for subjects with both umbilical artery and MCA Doppler evaluation.

Variable	Abnormal Doppler	Normal Doppler	OR (95% CI)	value
	Maternal age	25.1.2 ± 5.8			27.0 ± 6.4		0.065
Maternal BMI	29.8 ± 6.8	27.6 ± 5.2		0.065
Caucasian	24 (58.5)	22 (81.5)	0.32 (0.09, 1.14)	0.065
Diabetes	4 (9.8)	1 (3.7)	2.81 (0.27, 70.0)	0.641
Hypertension	3 (7.3)	0		0.271
Parity ≥ 1	19 (46.3)	17 (63)	0.51 (0.17, 1.53)	0.179
Smoking	15 (36.6)	10 (37.0)	0.98 (0.32, 3.03)	0.970
EFW ultrasound (grams)	2120.3 ± 198.9	2230.7 ± 176.1		0.022
EFW < 3rd percentile	13 (31.7)	3 (11.1)	3.71 (0.84, 18.76)	0.079
HC/AC > 95th percentile	15 (36.6)	8 (29.6)	1.37 (0.43, 4.43)	0.553
Induction of labor	34 (82.9)	20 (74.1)	1.70 (0.45, 6.78)	0.337
Vaginal delivery	33 (71.7)	41 (75.9)	0.81 (0.30, 2.16)	0.634
Cesarean for nonreassuring fetal status	5 (12.9)	0		0.144
Vacuum/forceps vaginal delivery	1 (3.6)	0		1.00

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