Table 5.
Clinical outcomes and the detection of P. falciparum at deliverya
| I | II | III | p-valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Microscopy-positive/pfldh-positive (n = 10) |
Microscopy-negative/pfldh-positive (n = 41) |
Both tests negative (n = 408) |
I v. III | II v. III | |
| Birth weight, g, mean (SD) | 2,863 (425) | 2,927 (445) | 2,954 (492) | 0.561 | 0.736 |
| Low birth weight, % (No.) | 10 (1) | 19.5 (8) | 11.5 (47) | 1 | 0.138 |
| Gestational age at delivery, weeks, mean (SD) | 39.2 (2.5) | 38.7 (1.6) | 38.8 (1.8)c | 0.507 | 0.835 |
| Preterm delivery, % (No.) | 10 (1) | 14.6 (6) | 11.6 (49) c | 1 | 0.611 |
a SD: standard deviation. Low birth weight is defined as < 2500 g, and preterm delivery as < 37 weeks.
b Determined by student's t-test or chi-squared test for continuous and categorical variables, respectively.
c n = 423.