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. 2020 Nov 4;100(3):497–503. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14031

TABLE 3.

Area under the curve (AUC) for receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves according to perinatal outcome and Doppler measures

UA PI z‐score MCA PI z‐score CPR z‐score Significance of difference, P‐value
ROC AUC 95% CI ROC AUC 95% CI ROC AUC 95% CI CPR ‐PI UA CPR ‐PI MCA
Perinatal asphyxia/mortality a 0.55 0.48‐0.63 0.53 0.45‐0.60 0.56 0.48‐0.64 .38 .082
SGA (no asphyxia/mortality) 0.69 0.66‐0.72 0.67 0.64‐0.70 0.73 0.70‐0.76 <.001 <.001
AGA/LGA liveborn infants with neonatal morbidity b 0.55 0.50‐0.59 0.63 0.59‐0.67 0.63 0.59‐0.67 <.001 .44

SGA liveborn infants with neonatal morbidity b

0.62 0.58‐0.66 0.73 0.70‐0.77 0.74 0.70‐0.78 <.001 .48

Abbreviations: AGA, appropriate for gestational age; CI, confidence interval; CPR, cerebroplacental ratio; LGA, large for gestational age; MCA, middle cerebral artery; PI, pulsatility index; SGA, small for gestational age according to the Swedish standard; 16 UA, umbilical artery.

a

Perinatal asphyxia/mortality: Stillbirth, neonatal death, Apgar score <7 at 5 min, seizures, HIE II‐III.

b

Neonatal morbidity; At least one of the following: Admission to neonatal care unit, BPD, meconium aspiration syndrome, RDS, mild respiratory disturbance/transient tachypnea of newborn, PPHN, IVH grade 3‐4, PVL, seizures.