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Table 4 Umbilical arteries diameter and blood flow in jennies at different ages. Data are obtained as mean ± SEM

From: The effects of aging and gestational month on uteroplacental vascular perfusion, and umbilical artery hemodynamics in pregnant jennies

Variable

Data

Age of jennies(Years)

4–5

6–8

9–14

Umb A. Cross sectional D(mm)

Number

22

20

22

Mean ± SEM

13.02 ± 0.33A

13.66 ± 0.52AB

14.37 ± 0.21B

Umb A. PI

Number

22

20

22

Mean ± SEM

1.59 ± 0.01A

1.61 ± 0.01A

1.46 ± 0.01B

Umb A. RI

Number

22

20

22

Mean ± SEM

0.67 ± 0.01A

0.68 ± 0.01A

0.51 ± 0.02B

Umb A. rate

Number

22

20

22

Mean ± SEM

64.71 ± 1.22

68.22 ± 0.22

70.81 ± 0.88

  1. D Diameter, Umb A Umbilical artery, PI Pulsatility index, RI Resistance index, SEM Standard error of mean, Number Number of observation.Different superscripts are significant (P < 0.05) different between rows