Sonographic fetal growth standards. Are current data applicable to a racially mixed population?
Currently available sonographic growth standards for fetal head size, abdominal size, and limb length are based primarily on studies from white populations. To determine whether these published standards are appropriate for a racially mixed, indigent population, we compared our published data from a middle-class white population with data generated from a black/Hispanic population seen at a county hospital in Houston, Texas. No statistically significant differences were found for any of the following fetal sonographic parameters (20 to 41 weeks): biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference, femur length.
Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
F P
FP
Hadlock
R B
RB
Harrist
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YP
Shah
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Sharman
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Park
D044383:Black People; D002508:Cephalometry; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000196:embryology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D044469:Racial Groups; D012015:Reference Standards; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D044465:White People