Table 3.
Extrauterine measurements and myometrial thickness at different uterine sites by chronological age.
| Parameters | Age(years) | Pearson line correlation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -20 (N = 15) | 21–25 (N = 66) | 26–30 (N = 117) | 31–35 (N = 63) | 36–40 (N = 21) | 41–50 (N = 16) | P-value | r | |
| Extrauterine measurements (mm) | ||||||||
| Body L | 43.08 ± 4.56 | 44.80 ± 6.06 | 44.95 ± 5.35 | 45.43 ± 5.74 | 48.94 ± 5.18 | 52.08 ± 5.17 | < 0.001 | 0.383 |
| Body Td | 42.17 ± 7.25 | 42.76 ± 5.21 | 43.73 ± 5.81 | 44.37 ± 5.69 | 48.31 ± 7.00 | 51.92 ± 5.16 | < 0.001 | 0.329 |
| Body Ad | 34.17 ± 4.47 | 35.50 ± 5.18 | 37.05 ± 5.45 | 38.05 ± 5.55 | 40.63 ± 5.75 | 46.23 ± 5.07 | < 0.001 | 0.376 |
| Cervical L | 30.33 ± 3.58 | 30.03 ± 3.81 | 30.78 ± 3.50 | 31.56 ± 3.23 | 34.00 ± 3.42 | 34.23 ± 4.38 | < 0.001 | 0.393 |
| Depth of Uc | 33.25 ± 4.01 | 34.92 ± 5.54 | 34.52 ± 4.78 | 34.60 ± 4.76 | 37.91 ± 4.73 | 38.74 ± 3.77 | 0.007 | 0.394 |
| Myometrial thickness (mm) | ||||||||
| Fundal wall | 9.83 ± 1.98 | 9.88 ± 2.38 | 10.45 ± 2.26 | 10.78 ± 2.23 | 11.02 ± 2.01 | 13.34 ± 1.98 | < 0.001 | 0.397 |
| Mid-anterior wall | 10.06 ± 2.31 | 11.39 ± 2.63 | 12.78 ± 2.95 | 13.9 ± 2.86 | 14.09 ± 2.3 | 16.95 ± 3.22 | < 0.001 | 0.427 |
| Mid-side wall | 11.73 ± 3.54 | 11.99 ± 2.03 | 12.71 ± 2.44 | 13.01 ± 2.31 | 13.43 ± 2.26 | 14.9 ± 2.79 | 0.001 | 0.456 |
| Anterior lower segment | 6.41 ± 1.27 | 7.33 ± 1.48 | 8.13 ± 1.84 | 8.99 ± 1.85 | 9.96 ± 1.88 | 11.65 ± 2.17 | < 0.001 | 0.496 |
| Lower side wall | 7.12 ± 1.46 | 7.46 ± 1.44 | 8.36 ± 2.13 | 8.72 ± 2.1 | 9.16 ± 1.98 | 10.74 ± 1.47 | < 0.001 | 0.371 |
| Left cornua uteri | 3.55 ± 0.59 | 3.70 ± 0.70 | 3.78 ± 0.78 | 3.85 ± 0.67 | 4.3 ± 1.25 | 4.27 ± 0.93 | 0.016 | 0.426 |
| Right cornua uteri | 3.68 ± 0.65 | 3.69 ± 0.72 | 3.74 ± 0.75 | 3.82 ± 0.56 | 4.33 ± 1.23 | 4.38 ± 1.00 | 0.005 | 0.389 |
Abbreviations: N, number of subjects; L, length; Td, transverse diameter; Ad, anteroposterior diameter; Uc, uterine cavity.