Table 1.
Descriptive Summary by Maternal Placental Malaria Category
| Covariate | No PM (n = 26) | Noninflammatory PM (n = 14) | Inflammatory PM (n = 13) | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age, y | 25.3 | 23.3 | 24.0 | .4 |
| Gravidity | .1 | |||
| 0 | 6 (23) | 4 (29) | 5 (39) | |
| 1 | 5 (19) | 7 (50) | 2 (15) | |
| 2 (+) | 15 (58) | 3 (21) | 6 (46) | |
| Infant sex, female | 13 (50) | 5 (36) | 8 (62) | .4 |
| Sickle cell trait | 7 (27) | 2 (15) | 3 (23) | .7 |
| Birth weight, g | 3063 | 3050 | 2803 | .2 |
| Semiurban | 17 (65) | 4 (29) | 8 (62) | .07 |
| Bed net | .6 | |||
| No | 8 (31) | 6 (43) | 7 (54) | |
| Yes | 16 (61) | 7 (50) | 6 (46) | |
| Unknown | 2 (8) | 1 (7) | 0 (0) | |
| High malaria transmission season at birth | 23 (50) | 8 (57) | 8 (62) | .8 |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated. Maternal age and birth weight are means.
Abbreviation: PM, placental malaria.
aDifference in means tested using linear regression with PM category modeled as an unordered categorical variable. Difference in distribution tested using χ2 test.