Table 3.
Statistical significance (p-values) for dichorionic twin comparisons to the singleton standard of fetal anthropometric measurements by gestational age.
| Biparietal Diameter | Head Circumference | Abdominal Circumference | Femur Length | Humerus Length | Estimated Fetal Weight | Head Circumference / Abdominal Circumference | Femoral Length / Abdominal Circumference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age, weeks | P-value | P-value | P-value | P-value | P-value | P-value | P-value | P-value |
| 11 | 0.008 | 0.085 | 0.017 | 0.883 | 0.016 | - | 0.683 | 0.052 |
| 12 | 0.284 | 0.609 | 0.101 | 0.162 | 0.726 | - | 0.342 | 0.001 |
| 13 | 0.630 | 0.635 | 0.486 | 0.050 | 0.036 | - | 0.289 | 0.002 |
| 14 | 0.172 | 0.367 | 0.844 | 0.136 | 0.029 | - | 0.354 | 0.058 |
| 15 | 0.064 | 0.313 | 0.964 | 0.555 | 0.178 | 0.469 | 0.427 | 0.460 |
| 16 | 0.028 | 0.312 | 0.944 | 0.668 | 0.876 | 0.340 | 0.499 | 0.736 |
| 17 | 0.010 | 0.260 | 0.908 | 0.300 | 0.537 | 0.317 | 0.537 | 0.343 |
| 18 | <0.001 | 0.134 | 0.951 | 0.446 | 0.709 | 0.413 | 0.499 | 0.456 |
| 19 | <0.001 | 0.070 | 0.996 | 0.861 | 0.813 | 0.582 | 0.461 | 0.799 |
| 20 | <0.001 | 0.069 | 0.987 | 0.943 | 0.624 | 0.738 | 0.488 | 0.981 |
| 21 | <0.001 | 0.118 | 0.939 | 0.966 | 0.717 | 0.857 | 0.580 | 0.948 |
| 22 | <0.001 | 0.248 | 0.876 | 0.693 | 0.984 | 0.936 | 0.725 | 0.776 |
| 23 | 0.004 | 0.474 | 0.819 | 0.409 | 0.620 | 0.979 | 0.895 | 0.574 |
| 24 | 0.015 | 0.710 | 0.788 | 0.244 | 0.371 | 0.994 | 0.947 | 0.427 |
| 25 | 0.039 | 0.866 | 0.784 | 0.181 | 0.254 | 1.000 | 0.825 | 0.353 |
| 26 | 0.080 | 0.944 | 0.778 | 0.170 | 0.207 | 0.972 | 0.763 | 0.339 |
| 27 | 0.152 | 0.971 | 0.736 | 0.187 | 0.198 | 0.891 | 0.784 | 0.384 |
| 28 | 0.279 | 0.982 | 0.630 | 0.209 | 0.205 | 0.731 | 0.912 | 0.494 |
| 29 | 0.504 | 0.992 | 0.450 | 0.204 | 0.205 | 0.493 | 0.836 | 0.671 |
| 30 | 0.862 | 0.931 | 0.252 | 0.166 | 0.190 | 0.252 | 0.519 | 0.911 |
| 31 | 0.681 | 0.829 | 0.110 | 0.121 | 0.169 | 0.096 | 0.257 | 0.794 |
| 32 | 0.302 | 0.711 | 0.041 | 0.090 | 0.154 | 0.030 | 0.106 | 0.507 |
| 33 | 0.113 | 0.625 | 0.015 | 0.076 | 0.143 | 0.009 | 0.040 | 0.305 |
| 34 | 0.048 | 0.603 | 0.007 | 0.068 | 0.124 | 0.004 | 0.014 | 0.187 |
| 35 | 0.031 | 0.675 | 0.003 | 0.059 | 0.092 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.119 |
| 36 | 0.043 | 0.872 | 0.003 | 0.067 | 0.075 | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.100 |
| 37 | 0.133 | 0.840 | 0.008 | 0.165 | 0.132 | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.184 |
| 38 | 0.459 | 0.621 | 0.054 | 0.421 | 0.343 | 0.022 | 0.028 | 0.400 |
P-values obtained by the Wald test from the linear mixed model with adjustment for maternal age, height, weight, parity, race, job, marital status, insurance, income, education and infant sex. Note: Estimated fetal weight not calculated less than 15 weeks of gestation.