Table 6. Association between maternal malaria parasite load and newborn SBP and DBP adjusted for birth weight and length.
Variable | Malaria Parasite density | mean | Difference | 95% CI of difference | p-value+ |
SBP/weight | None | 24.8 | −0.9 | −0.5, 2.3 | 0.185 |
Low | 24.0 | −1.7 | −0.2, −3.3 | 0.024 | |
High | 25.7 | ||||
SBP/length | None | 1.48 | 0.03 | −0.11, 0.04 | 0.417 |
Low | 1.43 | −0.02 | −0.06, 0.10 | 0.663 | |
High | 1.45 | ||||
DBP/weight | None | 12.6 | −0.7 | −0.2,1.7 | 0.105 |
Low | 12.0 | −1.4 | −0.4, −2.3 | 0.006 | |
High | 13.4 | ||||
DBP/length | None | 0.75 | 0.0 | −0.05, 0.05 | 0.958 |
Low | 0.72 | −0.3 | −0.02, 0.09 | 0.164 | |
High | 0.75 |
Analysis of Variance.
SBP- Systolic blood pressure; DBP- Diastolic blood pressure.