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Table 2 Percentile of RI among pregnant women according to smoking habits

From: Quantitative effects of tobacco smoking exposure on the maternal-fetal circulation

 

Non smokers

n = 34

Smokers

n = 30

P

RI Percentile

   

   RUA

37.3 ± 20.0

58.0 ± 23.0

0.001

   LUA

38.9 ± 17.6

56.1 ± 19.6

0.001

   UA

43.0 ± 19.0

65.0 ± 15.0

0.001

   MCA

45.0 ± 15.0

36.3 ± 21.0

0.450

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD. P: statistical significance.
  2. RUA: right uterine artery, LUA: left uterine artery,UA: umbilical artery, MCA: middle cerebral artery. RI: vascular resistance index.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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