|
Clinical parameter
|
Villous size/μm2
|
Vascularity (number of vessels/villus)
|
Number of villi/10 hpf
|
Villous perimeter (μm/villos)
|
Villous perimeter (total per 10 hpf)
|
|---|
|
Placental weight
|
0.995
|
0.547
|
0.975
|
0.761
|
0.208
|
|
Gestational Age at delivery
|
0.043*
|
0.364
|
0.247
|
0.968
|
0.310
|
|
Maternal anaemia Gradea
|
0.656
|
0.354
|
0.0034**
|
0.525
|
0.214
|
|
Maternal haematocrit %b
|
0.142
|
0.922
|
0.009**
|
0.760
|
0.346
|
|
Birthweight
|
0.833
|
0.567
|
0.441
|
0.454
|
0.179
|
- aMaternal anaemia graded by haematocrit at infection (0 = normal, 1 = 25-30%, 2 = <25%, see Methods).
- b% maternal haematocrit at infection.
- Figures in bold are significant at *P<0.05 and **P<0.01.
