Neonatal blood values
| UA end diastolic flow present (group 1; n = 108) | UA end diastolic flow absent (group 2; n = 26) | UA end diastolic flow reversed (group 3; n = 45) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data are presented as mean (SD), median (range) or number (%). | |||
| UA, Umbilical artery; WBC, white blood cell; NRBC, nucleated red blood cell. *p < 0.05 compared with group 1, **p < 0.05 compared with group 2 (all Mann-Whitney U tests); †p < 0.05 compared with group 1 (one tailed t test); ‡p < 0.05 compared with group 1 (Fisher’s exact test). | |||
| WBCs/mm3 (×1000) | 9.1 (3.4) | 7. 3 (2.6–54.2) | 7.8 (2.3–44.6) |
| Leucopenia | 6 (5.6%) | 5 (19.2%) | 5 (11.1%) |
| Leucocytosis | 5 (4.6%) | 4 (15.4%) | 14 (31.1%)‡ |
| Haemoglobin (g/l) | 164 (20) | 151 (35)† | 146 (25)† |
| Packed cell volume (%) | 52.1 (6.5) | 48 (11.5)† | 46 (8.7)† |
| Anaemia | 1 (0.9%) | 2 (7.7%) | 1 (2.2%) |
| Polycythaemia | 21 (19.4%) | 4 (15.4%) | 4 (8.9%) |
| Platelets/mm3 (×1000) | 208.9 (74.1) | 108 (32–412)* | 119 (53.7)* |
| Thrombocytopenia | 4 (3.7%) | 12 (46.2%)‡ | 20 (44.4%)‡ |
| NRBCs/100 WBCs | 19 (0–595) | 129 (2–2890)* | 247 (12–1680)*,** |
| Raised NRBC count and thrombocytopenia | 2 (1.8%) | 11 (42.3%)‡ | 20 (44.4%)¥‡ |