Table 7 Comparison of elastography findings of the first visit and parity
From: Value of cervical strain in ultrasound elastography as a predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery
Parity | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primigravida (n = 6) | Multipara (n = 68) | ||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Cervical length(cm) First visit (mean ± SD) | 4.2 | .5 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.026 |
Strain T1 First visit (mean ± SD) | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.008 |
Strain T2 First visit(mean ± SD) | 0.29 | 0.018 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.005 |
Ratio T1 First visit(mean ± SD) | 1.03 | 0.50 | 0.96 | 0.43 | 0.92 |
Ratio T2 First visit(mean ± SD) | .58 | 0.23 | 0.83 | 0.35 | 0.053 |
Count | Column N (%) | Count | Column N (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E.I entire cervix First Visit | Hard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.12 |
Mild soft | 5 | 83.3 | 29 | 42.6 | ||
Moderate soft | 1 | 16.7 | 16 | 23.5 | ||
Very soft | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 33.8 | ||
The softest | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
E.I Int os First visit | Hard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.06 |
Mild soft | 5 | 83.3 | 24 | 35.3 | ||
Moderate soft | 1 | 16.7 | 29 | 42.6 | ||
Very soft | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 22.1 | ||
The softest | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
E.I Ex os First visit | Hard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.57 |
Mild soft | 5 | 83.3 | 42 | 61.8 | ||
Moderate soft | 1 | 16.7 | 25 | 36.8 | ||
Very soft | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | ||
The softest | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||