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.