Table 2 |
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Comparison of birth weight (kg) and maternal haemoglobin levels (g/dl) according to presence or absence of malaria infection as detected by microscopy and histology |
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Infection classificationa |
Birth weight (kg) (± SD) |
Hb (g/dl) (± SD) |
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Malaria on microscopy |
3.18 ± 0.54 (67)b |
9.59 ± 1.87 (62)***c |
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Malaria on histology only |
3.40 ± 0.49 (53)d |
10.90 ± 1.38 (48)e |
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Past malaria |
3.22 ± 0.52 (70)f |
10.33 ± 1.29 (61)g |
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No malaria |
3.31 ± 0.12 (116) |
10.57 ± 1.67 (107) |
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*** Significant a Malaria on microscopy: parasites identified by peripheral and placental blood microscopy; malaria on histology only, parasites identified by histology only but not blood smear microscopy; past malaria infection, malaria pigment identified by histology with negative blood film microscopy; no malaria, no parasites by blood smear microscopy nor placental histology. b P = 0.09 c P < 0.001, d P = 0.283, e P = 0.229, f P = 0.214, gp = 0.346 represent comparison with placentas with no P. falciparum infection. |
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Anchang-Kimbi et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:126 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-126 |
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