Table 2 Comparisons of placental superficial vascular branches in cases of sFGR and normal MCDA
sFGR group | Normal MCDA group | h-value | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
larger twin n = 130 | smaller twin n = 130 | larger twin n = 138 | smaller twin n = 138 | ||||||
Umbilical arterial branches, n (range) | 21.82(7–50) | 11.83(4–44) | 19.72(3–38) | 14.85(0–31) | 139.142 | 0.000 | |||
Umbilical venous branches, n (range) | 9.60(3–22) | 6.08(1–18) | 9.96(2–22) | 8.38(1–20) | 100.178 | 0.000 | |||
Umbilical vascular overall branches, n (range) | 31.42(12–65) | 17.87(5–52) | 29.68(5–55) | 23.23(4–42) | 155.084 | 0.000 | |||