Table 1 Clinical characteristics, Doppler (superior mesenteric artery blood flow velocity expressed as: sma bfv, cm/sec) and biochemical results for babies studied.
From: Intrauterine growth restriction, visceral blood flow velocity and exocrine pancreatic function
| Â | Group 1 (IUGR) +se | Group2 (AGA) +se | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Birth gestation, weeks | 31.9 (0.7) | 28.2 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
Birth weight, gm | 986 (85) | 1159 (69) | 0.15 |
sma bfv, cm/sec | 21 (1.5) | 28 (2.1) | 0.008 |
Faecal chymotrypsin, U/gm | 5.4 (95% CI 2.4–12) | 10.8 (95% CI 6.5–17.9) | 0.11 |
Serum lipase, IU/L | 36.7 (11) | 39.4 (5) | 0.81 |
Serum amylase, IU/L | undetectable | undetectable | Â |