Table 1 General characteristics of the mothers and newborns included and not included in the study

Maternal age

115

21

(18 - 27)

40

22

(18 - 28)

0,845

Maternal haemoglobin after week 20 (g/dL)

80

11.5

(10.1-2.0)

21

11.6

(10.7 - 11.6)

0,855

Years of residence in malaria area

114

18

(10 - 23)

41

15

(5 - 20)

0,024

Previous pregnancies

116

2

(1-3)

41

1

(1-3)

0.91

Episodes of malaria in the previous year

78

0

(0 - 1)

33

0

(0 - 1)

0,347

Gestational age at birth

109

38.4

(37.8 - 39.7)

38

39

(37.7 - 40)

0,055

Neonatal weight

115

2875

(2500 - 3425)

39

3005

(2800 - 3400)

0,280

Neonatal length

116

48

(47 - 50)

40

49

(47 - 50)

0,697

APGAR at 1 minute

112

8

(7 - 9)

40

8

(8 - 9)

0,616

Episodes of malaria during current pregnancy

116

1

(1 - 1)

41

1

(1 - 2)

0,166