Table 4 |
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Mann-Whitney U test of effect of placental malaria on markers of neonatal haematological, inflammatory, and hypoxic status |
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Infected median (IQRa) n (total n: 32) |
Uninfected median (IQR) n (total n: 58) |
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Cord |
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Hb (g/dL) |
15.4 (13.7 – 16.8) 25 |
16.0 (15.0 – 17.1) 45 |
p = 0.128 |
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sTfR (μg/ml) |
6.7 (5.1 – 9.9) 32 |
7.7 (4.3 – 9.6) 58 |
p = 0.765 |
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ferritin (ng/ml) |
129.0 (61.9 – 248.6) 32 |
101.0 (41.2 – 210.8) 57 |
p = 0.184 |
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TNF-α (pg/ml) |
1.7 (0.0 – 5.6) 30 |
2.7 (0.0 – 15.9) 57 |
p = 0.552 |
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TGF-β (ng/ml) |
19.5 (15.6 – 30.3) 16 |
26.8 (17.9 – 31.8) 31 |
p = 0.080 |
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CRP (μg/ml) |
1.5 (0.7 – 1.6) 31 |
1.0 (0.0–1.6) 58 |
p = 0.289 |
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Epo (mU/L) |
25.4 (13.4 – 58.1) 32 |
27.5 (12.5 – 45.1) 58 |
p = 0.940 |
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Cortisol (μg/ml) |
421.0 (283.5 – 538.5) 32 |
511.0 (324.0 – 677.5) 53 |
p = 0.425 |
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Placenta |
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Cortisol (μg/ml) |
191.0 (155.5 – 251.0) 29 |
172.0 (132.0 – 248.5) 53 |
p = 0.357 |
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CRH (pg/ml) |
90.0 (42.5 – 126.4) 24 |
72.3 (41.5 – 116.3) 43 |
p = 0.421 |
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aIQR: Inter-quartile range |
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Abrams et al. Malaria Journal 2005 4:39 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-39 |
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