Table 1 Risk of iron deficiency in cases and controls
From: Reduced risk for placental malaria in iron deficient women
| Â | Â | CASES | CONTROLS | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iron Status | All infected | Active (acute+ chronic) | Acute Infection | Past Infection | No Infection |
| Â | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) |
| Â | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | Â |
Iron deficiency: primigravidae and multigravidae | 44/92 (47.8) | 28/62 (45.2) | 21/53 (39.6) | 16/30 (53.3) | 47/68 (69.1) |
| Â | 0.4 (0.2-0.8) | 0.4 (0.2-0.8) | 0.3 (0.1-0.7) | 0.5 (0.2-1.3) | Â |
| Â | p = 0.01 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.13 | Â |
Iron deficiency: primigravidae | 20/37 (54.1) | 13/24 (54.2) | 8/17 (47.1) | 7/13 (53.8) | 9/16 (56.3) |
| Â | 0.9 (0.3-3.5) | 0.9 (0.3-3.9) | 0.7 (0.1-3.4) | 0.9 (0.2-5.1) | Â |
| Â | p = 0.9 | p = 0.9 | p = 0.8 | p = 0.9 | Â |
Iron deficiency: multigravidae | 24/55 (43.6) | 15/38 (39.5) | 13/36 (36.1) | 9/17 (52.9) | 38/52 (73.1) |
| Â | 0.3 (0.1-0.7) | 0.2 (0.1-0.6) | 0.2 (0.1-0.6) | 0.4 (0.1-1.5) | Â |
| Â | p = 0.002 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.1 | Â |
N | 92 | 62 | 53 | 30 | 68 |