Table 5 Correlation and association between fetal Doppler indices (umbilical artery, middle cerebral artery and cerebro-placental ratio) and adverse neonatal outcome in the study cases (Group I)

Birthweight

 - R

- 0.428

- 0.491

-0.04

0.015

0.184

- 0.04

0.284

 - P value

0.001

 < 0.001

0.763

0.909

0.160

0.759

0.028

Apgar score

 - 1 min

 - R

-0.310

-0.274

-0.265

0.06

0.193

-0.250

0.198

 - P value

0.016

0.034

0.041

0.648

0.139

0.054

0.128

 - 5 min

 - R

-0.270

-0.341

-0.218

0.063

0.076

-0.197

0.176

 - P value

0.037

0.008

0.094

0.631

0.565

0.132

0.18

PH

 - R

0.13

0.091

-0.102

0.003

0.103

0.05

-0.118-

 - P value

0.322

0.491

0.437

0.984

0.432

0.704

0.369

IUGR (mean ± SD)

 - Yes (n = 19)

1.33 ± 0.45

0.76 ± 0.11

3.26 ± 0.66

1.27 ± 0.3

0.69 ± 0.1

3.59 ± 0.453

1 ± 0.41

 - No (n = 41)

1 ± 0.3

0.61 ± 0.09

3.02 ± 0.634

1.43 ± 0.23

0.75 ± 0.09

3.57 ± 0.630

1.49 ± 0.4

 - P value

0.001

 < 0.001

0.192

0.026

0.013

0.905

 < 0.001

NICU (mean ± SD)

 - Yes (n = 15)

1.31 ± 0.51

0.72 ± 0.1

3.17 ± 0.73

0.15 ± 0.29

0.72 ± 0.11

3.73 ± 0.74

1.23 ± 0.45

 - No (n = 45)

1.03 ± 0.31

0.64 ± 0.12

3.07 ± 0.623

1.36 ± 0.25

0.74 ± 0.09

3.53 ± 0.54

1.38 ± 0.46

 - P value

0.013

0.019

0.620

0.160

0.487

0.246

0.299