Table 5

Mean pulse wave velocity (m/s) according to maternal weight and pelvic size

Aorto-left radial segment Aortofemoral segment Aortoposterior tibial segment
Maternal weight (lb)
 < 944.13  (44)3.35  (45)5.69  (45)
 94–1074.04 (70)3.26 (72)5.64 (72)
 108+3.99 (58)3.15 (56)5.69 (59)
 All4.05 (172)3.25 (173)5.67 (176)
 p Value0.180.050.9
5-150p Value0.060.010.4
5-151p Value0.10.040.4
External conjugate diameter (cm)
 < 17.84.15 (44)3.30 (46)5.85 (46)
 17.8–18.94.05 (107)3.39 (111)5.74 (111)
 19.0+3.98 (81)3.25 (81)5.66 (84)
 All4.05 (232)3.32 (238)5.73 (241)
 p Value0.090.40.1
5-150p Value0.040.20.05
  • 5-150 Adjusted for age, sex, and body size;

  • 5-151 adjusted for age, sex, body size, and calculated gestational age at which the mother was weighed; figures in parentheses indicate number of subjects.