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. 2020 Apr 8;19:144. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03210-y

Table 4.

Adjusted associations for low birth weight and small for gestational age

Prevalence-ratio (95% CIc)
Unadjusteda p-value Adjustedb p-value
LBW
 Birth weights measured within 24 h of birth (N) 1543 1533
  No exposure 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  Artemisinin 0.80 (0.31; 1.62) 0.575 0.91 (0.36; 1.81) 0.809
  Quinine 1.95 (0.87; 3.42) 0.099 2.17 (1.00; 3.65) 0.049
 Birth weights measured within 7 days of birth (N) 1915 1905
  No exposure 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  Artemisinin 1.08 (0.55; 1.85) 0.806 1.19 (0.61; 2.00) 0.579
  Quinine 1.87 (0.85; 3.27) 0.109 2.13 (0.98; 3.59) 0.055
  Quinine vs artemisinin
  Artemisinin 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  Quinine with no Kenya data (N = 79) 2.03 (0.73; 5.86) 0.172 1.70 (0.60; 5.17) 0.321
  Quinine with Kenya data (N = 118) 3.18 (1.02; 11.56) 0.047 1.93 (0.72; 5.68) 0.188
SGA
 Birth weights measured within 24 h of birth (N) 1520 1514
  No exposure 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  Artemisinin 0.76 (0.37; 1.31) 0.363 0.83 (0.41; 1.42) 0.516
  Quinine 1.31 (0.54; 2.43) 0.495 1.19 (0.50; 2.17) 0.660
 Birth weights measured within 7 days of birth (N) 1888 1882
  No exposure 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  Artemisinin 0.81 (0.43; 1.31) 0.417 0.78 (0.43; 1.25) 0.337
  Quinine 1.29 (0.55; 2.40) 0.514 1.11 (0.47; 2.02) 0.789
  Quinine vs artemisinin
  Artemisinin confirmed 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  Quinine confirmed with no Kenya data (N = 78) 13.75 (2.16; 409.72) 0.003 13.11 (1.82; 441.93) 0.004
  Quinine confirmed with Kenya data (N = 116) 14.44 (2.18; 400.29) 0.004 12.04 (1.84; 330.23) 0.008

LBW low birth weight, SGA small for gestational age

aUnadjusted regression includes dummy indicators for site

bAdjusted for site, age at recruitment, gravidity, marital status and education level

c95%CI—95% credible interval based on § posterior distribution replication