Table 5 Comparison of elastography findings of the first visit and clinical outcomes
From: Value of cervical strain in ultrasound elastography as a predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery
Delivery | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full term (n = 44) | Preterm (n = 30) | ||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Cervical length (in cm)First visit (mean ± SD) | 4.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0001 |
Strain T1 First visit (mean ± SD) | 0.16 | 0.021 | 0.62 | 0.3 | 0.0001 |
Strain T2 First visit (mean ± SD) | 0.16 | 0.020 | 0.56 | 0.3 | 0.0001 |
Ratio T1 First visit (mean ± SD) | 0.98 | 0.45 | 0.95 | 0.41 | 0.99 |
Ratio T2 First visit (mean ± SD) | 0.82 | 0.36 | 0.80 | 0.33 | 0.88 |
Count | Column N (%) | Count | Column N (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E.Ientire cervix First visit | Hard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0001 |
Mild soft | 33 | 75.0 | 1 | 3.3 | ||
Moderate soft | 8 | 18.2 | 9 | 30.0 | ||
Very soft | 3 | 6.8 | 20 | 66.7 | ||
The softest | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
E.I Int os First visit | Hard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0001 |
Mild soft | 28 | 63.6 | 1 | 3.3 | ||
Moderate soft | 13 | 29.5 | 17 | 56.7 | ||
Very soft | 3 | 6.8 | 12 | 40.0 | ||
The softest | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
E.I Ex os First visit | Hard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.09 |
Mild soft | 32 | 72.7 | 15 | 50.0 | ||
Moderate soft | 12 | 27.3 | 14 | 46.7 | ||
Very soft | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.3 | ||
The softest | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||