Table 1. Clinical Characteristics of Mothers at recruitment by Malarial Status.
| Parameter | Malaria Absent n = 225 (52%) | Malaria present n = 211 (48%) | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t test | P value | |
| Age (years) | 29.4 | 4.8 | 27.7 | 5.1 | 3.50 | 0.001 |
| Gravidity | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.80 | 0.005 |
| GA at booking (weeks) | 27.3 | 4.9 | 26.7 | 5.4 | 0.89 | 0.374 |
| Body temperature (°C) | 37.1 | 0.6 | 37.2 | 0.6 | 0.01 | 0.992 |
| Weight ( kg) | 64.5 | 11.5 | 63.9 | 10.8 | 0.53 | 0.596 |
| Height (cm) | 160.4 | 5.9 | 160.1 | 5.3 | 0.52 | 0.600 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 104.0 | 9.4 | 104.2 | 7.7 | −0.20 | 0.840 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 60.9 | 7.2 | 61.0 | 6.7 | −0.10 | 0.921 |
| Packed cell volume (%) | 32.2 | 2.9 | 31.5 | 3.5 | 2.21 | 0.028 |
GA – Gestational Age; SBP – Systolic blood pressure; DBP- Diastolic blood pressure.