Table 1.
Study Population Stratified By Maternal Gravidity and Malaria Infection Status at Each Visit
| Visit | Group | PM Status | No. | Gestational Age, wka, Mean (SD) | P Valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | Primigravid | PM- | 94 | 21.7 (7.1) | .8 |
| PM+ | 63 | 22.0 (4.7) | |||
| Secundigravid | PM– | 89 | 20.5 (6.5) | .1 | |
| PM+ | 29 | 22.5 (5.5) | |||
| Multigravid | PM– | 278 | 21.1 (6.5) | .6 | |
| PM+ | 50 | 21.8 (6.5) | |||
| GW 30–32 | Primigravid | PM– | 99 | ||
| PM+ | 10 | ||||
| Secundigravid | PM– | 78 | |||
| PM+ | 3 | ||||
| Multigravid | PM– | 230 | |||
| PM+ | 13 | ||||
| Delivery | Primigravid | PM– | 128 | 38.7 (1.9) | .0009 |
| PM+ | 24 | 36.9 (2.3) | |||
| Secundigravid | PM– | 102 | 38.8 (1.5) | .4 | |
| PM+ | 12 | 38.6 (1.4) | |||
| Multigravid | PM– | 294 | 39.4 (1.6) | .9 | |
| PM+ | 31 | 39.5 (1.4) | |||
| Pregnancy outcome | Primigravid | Pregnancy loss | 17 | ||
| PTD | 25 | ||||
| Secundigravid | Pregnancy loss | 8 | |||
| PTD | 14 | ||||
| Multigravid | Pregnancy loss | 17 | |||
| PTD | 8 |
Pregnancy loss includes miscarriages, stillbirths, and early neonatal death.
Abbreviations: GW, gestational week; PM, pregnancy malaria; PTD, preterm delivery; SD, standard deviation.
aGestational age at delivery includes viable singleton births.
bPM– and PM+ were compared by Mann-Whitney test adjusted for multiple comparison by Holm method.