TABLE 2.
Baseline characteristics of pregnancies with congenital CMV infection according to the severity of brain abnormalities.
| Characteristic | Mild cCMV n = 16 preg/17 fetuses | Severe cCMV n = 15 preg/fetuses | p* value |
| Maternal age, years, mean (SD) | 32.8 (4.9) | 32.4 (5.4) | 0.83 |
| Ethnicity (Caucasian) (%) | 80 | 81 | 0.93 |
| Multiparity, (%) | 63 | 73 | 0.52 |
| Low educational level, (%) | 13 | 47 | 0.05 |
| Child at nursery (<3 year child), (%) | 56 | 73 | 0.32 |
| Fetal gender (female), (%) | 53 | 69 | 0.61 |
| Gestational age at diagnosis in AF, mean (SD) | 25.2 (4.9) | 27.6 (3.8) | 0.18 |
| Gestational age at MRI, mean (SD) | 31.9 (1.9) | 30.4 (3.0) | 0.13 |
| EFW (g) at the time of MRI, mean (SD) | 1758 (694) | 1402 (539) | 0.10 |
| ACà at the time of MRI (mm), mean (SD) | 270 (36.0) | 246 (37.1) | 0.10 |
| Fetal body volume (cm3), mean (SD) | 2482 (900) | 2260 (896) | 0.50 |
Data are presented as mean and standard deviation (SD), frequencies or percentage (%). *p-value as determined with the t-test, Mann-Whitney U, X2 or Fisher’s exact test. cCMV, congenital cytomegalovirus; Preg, pregnancies; AF, amniotic fluid. àAC, abdominal circumference. One MCDA twin pregnancy in mild cases. The bold values indicate significant differences.