The Predictive Accuracy of Anogenital Distance and Genital Tubercle Angle for First-Trimester Fetal Sex Determination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Ultrasound Measurements
2.4. Statistical Method
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics
3.2. Gender Prediction and Accuracy
3.3. Optimal Cutoff Points
3.4. Measurement’s Reproducibility
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Male (n = 188) | Female (n = 124) | Overall (n = 312) | |||
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Mean (SD) | Min–Max | Mean (SD) | Min–Max | Mean (SD) | Min–Max | |
GA (days) | 87.87 (5.62) | 77–97 | 86.24 (5.78) | 77–97 | 87.22 (5.73) | 77–97 |
Maternal age (years) | 30.40 (5.19) | 16–44 | 30.17 (4.79) | 19–43 | 30.31 (5.03) | 16–44 |
CRL (mm) | 61.25 (10.65) | 38.0–85.0 | 58.59 (10.50) | 45.0–83.9 | 60.19 (10.65) | 38.0–85.0 |
AGD (mm) | 7.16 (1.40) | 3.0–10.77 | 4.42 (1.05) | 2.43–9.0 | 6.07 (1.85) | 2.43–10.77 |
GTA (degree) | 35.90 (6.20) | 8.13–54.0 | 21.57 (7.29) | 7.32–39.0 | 30.21 (9.67) | 7.32–54.0 |
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Alfuraih, A.M.; Almajem, B.M.; Alsolai, A.A. The Predictive Accuracy of Anogenital Distance and Genital Tubercle Angle for First-Trimester Fetal Sex Determination. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161811
Alfuraih AM, Almajem BM, Alsolai AA. The Predictive Accuracy of Anogenital Distance and Genital Tubercle Angle for First-Trimester Fetal Sex Determination. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(16):1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161811
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlfuraih, Abdulrahman M., Bashaier Mansour Almajem, and Amal Abdullah Alsolai. 2024. "The Predictive Accuracy of Anogenital Distance and Genital Tubercle Angle for First-Trimester Fetal Sex Determination" Diagnostics 14, no. 16: 1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161811