Table 2. Associations between maternal malarial status, newborn growth characteristics and newborn blood pressure at birth.
| Parameter | Malaria Absentn = 225 | Malaria Presentn = 211 | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t test | p value | |
| Weight (kg) | 2.97 | 0.4 | 2.85 | 0.4 | 2.72 | 0.007 |
| Length (cm) | 48.97 | 2.4 | 48.35 | 2.1 | 2.82 | 0.005 |
| OFC (cm) | 34.5 | 1.4 | 34.2 | 1.2 | 2.21 | 0.028 |
| MUAC (cm) | 9.95 | 0.8 | 9.77 | 0.9 | 2.11 | 0.036 |
| Subscapular (cm) | 4.28 | 0.9 | 4.14 | 0.8 | 1.67 | 0.097 |
| Suprailiac (cm) | 4.42 | 0.9 | 4.27 | 0.9 | 1.60 | 0.111 |
| Triceps (cm) | 4.19 | 0.8 | 4.08 | 0.9 | 1.28 | 0.200 |
| Biceps (cm) | 3.70 | 0.8 | 3.55 | 0.6 | 2.15 | 0.032 |
| Subscap/Triceps Ratio | 1.03 | 0.1 | 1.02 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 0.899 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 72.4 | 13.4 | 69.5 | 12.2 | 2.34 | 0.020 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 37.0 | 9.5 | 35.2 | 8.4 | 1.97 | 0.049 |
OFC – Occipito-frontal circumference; MUAC – Mid-upper arm circumference; Subscap – Subscapular skinfold thickness; SBP- Systolic blood pressure; DBP- Diastolic blood pressure.