Table 2 Comparison of postnatal outcomes in the control twin and sIUGR twin groups.

From: Metabolic Biomarkers of Monochorionic Twins Complicated With Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Cord Plasma and Placental Tissue

Postnatal outcomes

sIUGR group

Control group

T1 (n = 15)

T2 (n = 15)

P-Value

T1 (n = 24)

T2 (n = 24)

P-Value

Birth weight (g)

2560 ± 485

1920 ± 454

0.002*a

2675 ± 311

2518 ± 295

0.08a

Amniotic fluid volume (ml)

500 (500, 600)

500 (400, 560)

0.41b

600 (500, 1000)

500 (500, 600)

0.13b

Apgar score at 1 min

9 (9, 10)

9 (9, 10)

0.91b

10 (9, 10)

10 (9, 10)

0.77b

Apgar score at 5 min

10 (10, 10)

10 (10, 10)

0.53b

10 (10, 10)

10 (10, 10)

1b

Apgar score at 10 min

10 (10, 10)

10 (10, 10)

0.31b

10 (10, 10)

10 (10, 10)

1b

Birth weight discordance (g)

530 (470, 560)

 

160 (90, 225)

9.22 × 10−7*b

  1. aStudent’s T-test. bMann-Whitney U test; *P < 0.05. T1, twin 1; T2, twin 2.
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