| Right kidney parameter |
Gestational age (Mean ± SD) |
Group 1
Normal fetuses
(N=76) |
Group2
IUGR fetuses
(N=43) |
| Length (mm) |
29.3 ± 5.4 |
38.9 ± 3.9 |
38.2 (3.5) |
| Width (mm) |
22.3 ± 2.9 |
17.1 ± 2.7* |
| Depth (mm) |
21.6 ± 2.8 |
17.6 ± 3.4* |
| Volume (cm3) |
11.2 ± 3.0 |
8.3 ± 4.3 |
Combined kidney volume (cm3)
Relative kidney volume (cm3) |
21.6 ± 4.9
4.2 ± 1.3 |
15.2 ± 5.0**
2.9 ± 2.04** |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated, IUGR: intrauterine growth restriction
*P< 0.05, **P< 0.001 |
