Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the 30 pregnant participants. Data are percentages, median [interqutile range] and (range)
| Age (years) | 22 [20–26] | (18 to 32) |
| Weight (kg) | 54 [51–60] | (42 to 74) |
| Height (cm) | 157 [153–158] | (147 to 175) |
| Axillary temperature (°C) | 36.8 [36.4–37.0] | (36.0 to 37.1) |
| Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia (%) | 16.7 | |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 26 [22–28] | (16 to 32) |
| Gravidity | 2 [1–3] | (1 to 4) |
| Parity | 1 [0–2] | (0 to 3) |
| Respiratory rate ( min −1 ) | 20 [17–22] | (16 to 28) |
| Pulse rate ( min −1 ) | 81 [76–87] | (68 to 108) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 93 [90–104] | (80 to 120) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 60 [50–60] | (50 to 70) |
| Systolic fall on standing (mmHg) | −4 [−10 to 0] | (‐20 to 20) |
| Diastolic fall standing (mmHg) | −2 [−5 to 0] | (‐10 to 10) |
| Haemoglobin ( g l −1 ) | 97 [85–112] | (62 to 127) |
| Blood glucose ( mmol l −1 ) | 5.4 [4.4–5.8] | (3.1 to 8.3) |
| QT c ( ms 0 .5 ) | 436 [424–445] | (400 to 463) |