Table 3 Univariate comparisons for the yolk sac during the 5–10 complete gestational weeks, divided into below-, and above, the median yolk sac measurement in pregnancies that continued beyond the forst trimester.
Gestational week | Gestational days | Yolk Sac (mm) | Continuing pregnancy | Pregnancy Loss | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Median (Q1, Q3) | N | Median (Q1, Q3) | ||||
5th | 35–41 | below median | 15 | 2.1 (1.8, 2.2) | 4 | 1.4 (1.1, 1.9) | 0.1166 |
above median | 13 | 2.5 (2.4, 2.7) | 5 | 2.6 (2.4, 3.0) | 0.4778 | ||
6th | 42–48 | below median | 67 | 2.2 (2.1, 2.4) | 8 | 1.9 (1.3, 2.3) | 0.0533 |
above median | 82 | 2.8 (2.7, 3.1) | 11 | 3.6 (3.2, 4.6) | <0.0001 | ||
7th | 49–55 | below median | 84 | 2.6 (2.3, 2.8) | 7 | 2.6 (1.6, 2.8) | 0.5088 |
above median | 78 | 3.3 (3.1, 3.5) | 23 | 4.3 (3.5, 5.7) | <0.0001 | ||
8th | 56–62 | below median | 74 | 3.0 (2.8, 3.1) | 7 | 2.3 (2.1, 3.0) | 0.0161 |
above median | 76 | 3.7 (3.4, 3.9) | 17 | 4.5 (4.0, 5.5) | <0.0001 | ||
9th | 63–69 | below median | 70 | 3.4 (3.1, 3.5) | 6 | 2.7 (1.8, 3.3) | 0.0473 |
above median | 71 | 4.0 (3.8, 4.4) | 5 | 5.5 (4.5, 7.6) | 0.0183 | ||
10th | 70–76 | below median | 58 | 3.7 (3.2, 3.9) | 4 | 2.2 (2.0, 2.7) | 0.0003 |
above median | 59 | 4.5 (4.2, 4.9) | 1 | 4.2 (4.2, 4.2) | 0.5167 | ||