Table 2. Comparison of Doppler indices and fetal cardiac function measurements between the groups.
Asthma (N:30) Mean ± SD Control (N:60) Mean ± SD
P valuea
Doppler Indices Umb. A S/D 2.60 ± 0.40 2.46 ± 0.33 0.161
Umb. A PI 0.97 ± 0.18 0.89 ± 0.18 0.083
MCA PI 1.80 ± 0.36 1.64 ± 0.45 0.104
Cardiac Function PW Doppler Tricuspid E (cm/sec) 37.30 ± 5.52 40.73 ± 4.06 0.001*
Tricuspid A (cm/sec) 58.56 ± 4.55 58.92 ± 5.46 0.758
Tricuspid E/A ratio 0.63 ± 0.09 0.69 ± 0.07 0.005*
Mitral E (cm/sec) 34.81 ± 6.27 33.84 ± 7.41 0.540
Mitral A (cm/sec) 47.52 ± 7.98 49.97 ± 10.19 0.253
Mitral E/A ratio 0.73 ± 0.09 0.68 ± 0.13 0.091
LV IVCT (ms) 36.30 ± 6.65 34.13 ± 6.00 0.123
LV ET (ms) 164.13 ± 20.95 160.41 ± 16.25 0.357
LV IVRT (ms) 45.06 ± 8.47 40.98 ± 7.76 0.025*
LV MPI 0.50 ± 0.09 0.47 ± 0.08 0.093
LCO 340 ± 109 378 ± 104 0.111
Tricuspid E/E’ ratio 5.04 ± 1.92 5.00 ± 0.90 0.901
TDI Tricuspid E’ (cm/sec) 8.07 ± 2.02 8.33 ± 1.35 0.465
Tricuspid A’ (cm/sec) 13.31 ± 3.11 13.27 ± 1.98 0.942
Tricuspid E’/A’ ratio 0.61 ± 0.09 0.63 ± 0.08 0.257
Tricuspid S’ (cm/sec) 11.53 ± 7.82 9.77 ± 2.20 0.109
RV IVCT’ (ms) 41.46 ± 9.26 40.60 ± 9.95 0.694
RV ET’ (ms) 159.33 ± 17.10 155.30 ± 17.44 0.302
RV IVRT’ (ms) 47.23 ± 12.13 44.50 ± 8.40 0.217
RV MPI’ 0.55 ± 0.11 0.54 ± 0.07 0.429
M-Mode TAPSE (mm) 8.17 ± 1.32 8.86 ± 1.09 0.010*
MAPSE (mm) 6.97 ± 1.39 7.64 ± 1.03 0.012*
a Independent Sample-t test was used to compare the values of two independent groups. * values show statistical significance at the p<0.05 level. a Independent Sample-t test was used to compare the values of two independent groups. * values show statistical significance at the p<0.05 level. a Independent Sample-t test was used to compare the values of two independent groups. * values show statistical significance at the p<0.05 level. a Independent Sample-t test was used to compare the values of two independent groups. * values show statistical significance at the p<0.05 level. a Independent Sample-t test was used to compare the values of two independent groups. * values show statistical significance at the p<0.05 level. a Independent Sample-t test was used to compare the values of two independent groups. * values show statistical significance at the p<0.05 level.