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Table 3 Comparison of fetal cardiac function findings of the patients

From: Changes in the shape and function of the fetal heart of pre- and gestational diabetes mothers

Variable

DM (N = 11)

GDM (N = 48)

Control (N = 25)

P

LV Global Strain(%)

16.03(14.31–18.50)

17.06(14.35–18.87)

15.92(14.92–20.35)

0.953

RV Global Strain(%)

15.61(14.77–17.82)

15.18(13.45–16.97)

16.29(14.74–17.61)

0.382

LV Frac. Area change(%)

31.86(28.70-35.11)

33.32(29.24–36.35)

35.38(32.25–38.81)

0.139

RV Frac. Area change(%)

32.79(25.41–34.40)

27.33(23.80-29.51)

29.60(26.19–33.19)

0.052

LV EF(%)

44.49(43.19–48.85)

45.77(42.00-52.03)

50.19(45.10-54.97)

0.071

LV SV(ml)

0.37(0.25–0.57)

0.67(0.48–0.94)#

0.62(0.33–0.80)

0.017

LV SV/Kg(ml/kg)

0.54 ± 0.06

0.61 ± 0.03

0.65 ± 0.04

0.403

LV CO(ml/min)

53.65(34.25–85.12)

93.51(64.24–125.00)#

87.04(45.01-113.35)

0.015

LV CO/KG(ml/min/kg)

78.35 ± 8.89

86.39 ± 4.21

90.29 ± 4.97

0.606

  1. LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle; BMI, Body mass index; GLS, global longitudinal strain; FAC, fractional area change; EF, ejection fraction; SV, stroke volume; CO, cardiac output
  2. Statistically significant if P < 0.05 are provided in parenthesis
  3. N: the number of fetal echocardiography results. Data are given as median (interquartile range) or mean ± SD
  4. #p < 0.05 GDM vs. DM
  5. Only statistically significant results after correction for multiple comparisons if p < 0.0167 are provided in parenthesis
  6. Bold p values are significant