Table 7.
Relationship between primigravidae, malaria antigenemia and biomarkers of anemia and iron status 1.
| Malaria Antigenemia (HRP2 Elevated) | No Malaria Antigenemia (HRP2 Non-Elevated) | p for Interaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primigravida | Multigravida | Primigravida | Multigravida | ||
| Participants 2, n | 31 | 66 | 56 | 616 | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) 3 | 8.5 (8.0, 9.0) a | 9.3 (8.9, 9.6) b | 9.7 (9.3, 10.1) b,c | 9.7 (9.6, 9.9) c | 0.028 |
| Ferritin, adjusted for APP (µg/L) 4 | 45.4 (35.6, 58.0) a | 29.4 (24.8, 34.9) b | 30.3 (25.2, 36.3) b | 26.2 (24.8, 27.6) b | 0.104 |
1 APP, acute phase proteins; HRP2, histidine rich protein II; 2 Data exclude participants in first trimester, n = 1; 3 Hemoglobin: mean (95% CI); 4 Ferritin: geometric mean (95% CI), continuous adjustment to the 10th percentile of study specific C-reactive protein and α-1-acid glycoprotein concentrations.