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. 2012 Apr 16;7(4):e34851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034851

Table 3. Classification of samples on histopathological review.

Histological Feature Normal (n = 18) Reduced Fetal Movements (n = 36) p value
No samples 1–2 samples All samples No samples 1–2 samples All samples
Infarction 18 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 25 (69) 11 (31) 0 (0) 0.01
Excessive Syncytial Knots 8 (45) 6 (33) 4 (22) 0 (0) 10 (28) 26 (72) <0.0001
Distal Villous Hypoplasia 11 (61) 5 (28) 2 (11) 13 (36) 18 (50) 5 (14) 0.24
Villous Immaturity 16 (89) 2 (11) 0 (0) 31 (86) 2 (6) 3 (8) 0.56
Villitis 18 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 34 (94) 2 (6) 0 (0) 0.11
Other 18 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 32 (89) 4* (11) 0 (0) 0.28

Statistical significance tested using Fisher's exact test.

*

 = 2 patchy hydropic villi and 2 chorangiosis. % of total samples is shown in brackets for each feature assessed.