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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Impact of placental Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection on the Cameroonian maternal and neonate’s plasma levels of some cytokines known to regulate T cells differentiation and function

Parameters

All women (n = 108)

PM + women (n = 24)

PM-women (n = 84)

P value

Age, median (range), years

25 (16–37)

25 (16–37)

26 (17–37)

0.2

Primipara

39 (36%)

9 (23%)

30 (77%)

 

Secondipara

26 (24%)

8 (30%)

18 (70%)

 

Multipara

43 (40%)

7 (16%)

36 (84%)

 

Hb levels (g/dL)

12.6 (7.5–15.7)

10.7 (7.5–12)

12.9 (10–15.7)

<0.0001

Baby birth weight (g)

3350 (1900–4850)

3200 (2100–3700)

3400 (1900–4850)

0.016

Malaria by RDT

28 (26%)

23 (82%)

5 (18%)

 

Malaria by peripheral blood smears

19 (18%)

19 (100%)

0 (0%)

 

Malaria by placental blood smears

15 (14%)

15 (100%)

0 (0%)

 

Placental malaria by histology

16 (15%)

16 (100%)

0 (0%)

 

Malaria pigments

14 (13%)

13 (93%)

1 (7%)

 
  1. Mann–Whitney Rank Sum Test was used to compare different variables between infected and non-infected women
  2. Values in the parentheses represent either percentage or range
  3. Significant p values are in italics (p ≤ 0.05)
  4. PM placental malaria negative women; PM + placental malaria positive women