Evaluation of fetal diaphragm excursion and thickness in term pregnancies complicated with pre-gestational and gestational diabetes mellitus

Table 2 Comparisons of fetal diaphragm functional parameters among groups

	GDM group (n = 35)	Pre-gestational DM (n = 35)	Control group (n = 35)	p-value
DT inspiration (mm)	2.61 ± 0.17^ab	2.69 ± 0.17^a	2.53 ± 0.18^b	0.001
DT expiration (mm)	2.45 ± 0.18^ab	2.54 ± 0.15^a	2.35 ± 0.20^b	< 0.001
DE (mm)	5.55 (5.30–5.80)^a	5.20 (5.10–5.45)^b	5.90 (5.60–6.20)^c	< 0.001
CDA Inspiration (degrees)	61.71 ± 3.78^a	57.86 ± 3.42^b	62.09 ± 3.79^a	< 0.001
CDA expiration (degrees)	50 (46–51)	51 (46–53)	50 (48–52)	0.662
DTF	6.53 (5.56–8.57)^ab	5.84 (5–7.14)^a	6.67 (5.88–9.43)^b	0.045

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