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. 2013 Jul 3;8(7):e67223. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067223

Table 4. The mean and standard error for fetal organ volumes, placenta volume and total fetal volume at Visit 2.

Visit 2
Volumes Non Exposed Exposed p-values
Mean (cm3) SEM (cm3) Mean (cm3) SEM (cm3)
Brain 277.506 8.504 246.453 7.422 0.028
Lung 125.300 9.617 94.694 8.393 0.051
Kidney 53.500 3.051 30.451 2.662 <0.001
Liver 234.143 19.464 189.354 13.920 0.116
Placenta 862.388 74.402 728.033 64.934 0.241
Total Fetal 2871.135 133.065 2202.110 116.132 0.005

The mean and standard error were corrected for fetal sex, maternal education (education was re-coded as an ordinal variable: 0 = 0 GCSEs; 1 = <5 GCSEs; 2 = >5 GCSEs/A-levels/degree), gestational age at Visit 1 and the difference in gestational age between Visits 1 and 2.