Table 2.
Summary of clinical data for cases with normal and abnormal MB signal in Leiden and Genoa.
| Leiden | Genoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases with normal MB signal (75) | Cases with abnormal MB signal (61) | Cases with normal MB signal (52) | Cases with abnormal MB signal (31) | |
| Gestational age (median, IQR) | 40.0 (3.0)** | 39.0 (4.0)** | 39.0 (2.0)** | 39.0 (2.0)** |
| Day of MRI (median, IQR) | 5 (1)* | 6 (1)* | 7.5 (5)* | 6 (2)* |
| Male/female | 41/34 | 32/29 | 38/14 | 20/11 |
| Mortality (%) | 14 (21.3)*** | 15 (24.6)*** | 0 (0)*** | 3 (8.6)*** |
| Perinatal sentinel event (%) | 17 (23) | 21 (34) | 5 (10)^ | 12 (39)^ |
| Cord pH (mean, SD) | 6.94 (0.20) | 6.94 (0.18) | 6.95 (0.14)^^ | 6.87 (0.16)^^ |
| APGAR score 5 min (mean, SD) | 2.71 (1.53) | 3.18 (2.17) | 5.40 (1.97)^^ | 4.10 (2.63)^^ |
GA gestational age (weeks).
*P < 0.001 Leiden vs Genoa (all cases, ANOVA).
**P = 0.009 cases with normal MB vs cases with MB abnormalities (both centres, ANOVA);
***P = 0.001 Leiden vs Genova (all cases, χ2).
^P = 0.002 cases with normal MB vs cases with MB abnormalities (Genoa, χ2).
^^P < 0.05 cases with normal MB vs cases with MB abnormalities (Genoa, one-way ANOVA).