Table 1.
General characteristics of the mothers and newborns included and not included in the study
| Variable | Cases included in the study | Cases not included in the study | Mann-Whitney p value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Q2 (Q1 - Q3) |
n | Q2 (Q1 - Q3) |
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| Maternal age | 115 | 21 (18 - 27) |
40 | 22 (18 - 28) |
0,845 |
| Maternal haemoglobin after week 20 (g/dL) | 80 | 11.5 (10.1-2.0) |
21 | 11.6 (10.7 - 11.6) |
0,855 |
| Years of residence in malaria area | 114 | 18 (10 - 23) |
41 | 15 (5 - 20) |
0,024 |
| Previous pregnancies | 116 | 2 (1-3) |
41 | 1 (1-3) |
0.91 |
| Episodes of malaria in the previous year | 78 | 0 (0 - 1) |
33 | 0 (0 - 1) |
0,347 |
| Gestational age at birth | 109 | 38.4 (37.8 - 39.7) |
38 | 39 (37.7 - 40) |
0,055 |
| Neonatal weight | 115 | 2875 (2500 - 3425) |
39 | 3005 (2800 - 3400) |
0,280 |
| Neonatal length | 116 | 48 (47 - 50) |
40 | 49 (47 - 50) |
0,697 |
| APGAR at 1 minute | 112 | 8 (7 - 9) |
40 | 8 (8 - 9) |
0,616 |
| Episodes of malaria during current pregnancy | 116 | 1 (1 - 1) |
41 | 1 (1 - 2) |
0,166 |
Q2: median Q1-Q3: quartil 1-quartil 3.