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Table 5 Agreement and reliability of fetal biometrics z scores using Intergrowth 21st and Salomon equations in the third trimester

From: Fetal biometry assessment with Intergrowth 21st’s and Salomon’s equations in rural Burkina Faso

Anthropometrics

Mean ± SD

p-value*

Median (IQR)

p-value

Range

Biparietal diameter

 Intergrowth 21

−0.91 ± 0.70

 

−0.89 (−1.31; −0.44)

 

−2.62; 0.78

 Salomon

− 0.53 ± 0.64

 

−0.49 (− 0.90; − 0.11)

 

−2.10; 1.00

 Difference

−0.39 ± 0.07

<  0.001

−0.38 (− 0.44; − 0.34)

<  0.001

−0.53; − 0.22

 LOA

−0.52; − 0.25

    

 ICC

0.85

    

Abdominal circumference

 Intergrowth 21

0.81 ± 0.71

 

0.75 (0.29; 1.21)

 

−0.95; 2.89

 Salomon

0.35 ± 0.43

 

0.36 (0.02; 0.63)

 

−0.68; 1.45

 Difference

0.45 ± 0.31

<  0.001

0.37 (0.25; 0.64)

<  0.001

−0.27; 1.48

 LOA

−0.16; 1.07

    

 ICC

0.66

    

Head circumference

 Intergrowth 21

0.76 ± 0.70

 

0.70 (0.39; 1.21)

 

−0.87; 2.49

 Salomon

0.85 ± 0.48

 

0.79 (0.58; 1.17)

 

−0.28; 2.05

 Difference

−0.09 ± 0.22

<  0.001

− 0.09 (− 0.18; 0.07)

0.001

−0.59; 0.44

 LOA

−0.52; 0.35

    

 ICC

0.92

    

Femur length

 Intergrowth 21

1.09 ± 1.15

 

1.15 (0.53; 1.75)

 

−2.44; 3.55

 Salomon

0.07 ± 0.90

 

0.13 (−0.38; 0.55)

 

− 2.54; 2.02

 Difference

1.02 ± 0.26

<  0.001

1.04 (0.91; 1.16)

<  0.001

0.10; 1.53

 LOA

0.50; 1.53

    

 ICC

0.65

    
  1. * Paired t test p value
  2. † Wilcoxon signed ranks test p value
  3. LOA limits of agreement, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient