Table 3.
Minor and major adverse perinatal outcome in correlation with two groups of MCA/UA pulsatility index ratio.
| Normal MCA/UA (n=424) | Abnormal MCA/UA (n=314) | Statistical tests value | P - value | |
| Average birth weight (grams) | 3215.0 | 2174.6 | -18.8 (t) | <.0001 |
| Gestational age(weeks) | 38.4 | 34.8 | -13.86 (t) | <.0001 |
| Perinatal deaths | 1 (0.23%) | 97 (30.8%) | +0.45 (χ2) | <.0001 |
| Stillbirths | 0 (0%) | 54 (17.1%) | +0.33 (χ2) | <.0001 |
| Neonatal deaths | 1 (0.23%) | 43 (13.6%) | +0.32 (χ2) | <.0001 |
| Need for NICU | 201 (47.4%) | 202 (77.6%) | +0.3 (χ2) | <.0001 |
| Duration of treatment to NICU | 6.5 (days) | 10.6 (days) | -10.49 (t) | <.0001 |
| Apgar < 7 at 5 minute | 95 (22.4%) | 161 (61.9%) | +0.4 (χ2) | <.0001 |
| Cesarean delivery for fetal distress | 265 (62.5%) | 187 (71.9%) | +0.1 (χ2) | 0.01 |
| IUGR | 13 (1.76%) | 53 (7.18%) | +0.24 (χ2) | <.0001 |