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. 2014 May 9;307(2):H134–H142. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00595.2013

Table 1.

Fetal weight and heart development parameters at day 130 of gestation

Mean ± SE
Control Diet, 100% Restricted Diet, 60% P Values
Fetal weight, g 3,383 ± 214 3,212 ± 122 0.48
Heart weight, g 23.9 ± 1.1 22.2 ± 0.8 0.23
Heart weight/fetal weight, g/kg 7.1 ± 0.3 6.9 ± 0.3 0.63
Average left-ventricle thickness, mm 5.1 ± 0.2 4.6 ± 0.2 0.09
Left-ventricle thickness, mm
    Top 6.0 ± 0.4 5.2 ± 0.3 0.11
    Mid 5.6 ± 0.2 5.2 ± 0.3 0.33
    Base 3.7 ± 0.3 3.5 ± 0.4 0.73
Average right-ventricle thickness, mm 4.2 ± 0.1 4.4 ± 0.1 0.24
Right-ventricle thickness, mm
    Top 4.5 ± 0.2 4.6 ± 0.2 0.46
    Mid 4.8 ± 0.2 4.3 ± 0.2 0.25
    Base 3.3 ± 0.2 5.1 ± 0.2 0.04