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Table 2 Cervical elastography, cervical length, and endocervical canal width between the study and control groups

From: Changes in cervical elastography, cervical length and endocervical canal width after cerclage for cervical insufficiency: an observational ultrasound study

 

Cervical insufficiency

(n = 24)

No cervical insufficiency

(n = 315)

P value

First trimester

   

GA at scan (week)

12.6 ± 0.6

12.5 ± 0.5

0.445

CRL (mm)

69.3 ± 7.4

67.9 ± 6.1

0.259

Strain rate (%)

   

Anterior cervical lip

0.19 ± 0.05

0.11 ± 0.04

< 0.001*

Posterior cervical lip

0.09 ± 0.05

0.08 ± 0.07

0.690

Cervical length (mm)

36.3 ± 4.8

38.3 ± 3.8

0.014*

Endocervical canal width (mm)

5.7 ± 1.1

5.2 ± 0.7

0.001*

Second trimester

   

GA at scan (week)

21.9 ± 0.5

22.0 ± 0.5

0.507

BPD (mm)

54.7 ± 2.1

54.6 ± 2.2

0.759

AC (mm)

175.8 ± 6.3

176.4 ± 7.7

0.728

FL (mm)

37.4 ± 2.2

37.9 ± 1.6

0.166

Strain rate (%)

   

Anterior cervical lip

0.18 ± 0.06

0.13 ± 0.04

0.001*

Posterior cervical lip

0.11 ± 0.03

0.09 ± 0.04

0.017*

Cervical length (mm)

36.3 ± 3.6

38.3 ± 4.6

0.047*

Endocervical canal width (mm)

5.4 ± 0.7

5.6 ± 0.7

0.159

  1. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. GA: gestational age; CRL: crown-lump length; BPD, biparietal diameter; AC, abdominal circumference; FL, femoral length
  3. *P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant