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Table 5 Clinical outcomes and the detection of P. falciparum at deliverya

From: Comparison of real-time PCR and microscopy for malaria parasite detection in Malawian pregnant women

 

I

II

III

p-valueb

 

Microscopy-positive/ pfldh- positive

(n = 10)

Microscopy-negative/ pfldh -positive

(n = 41)

Both tests negative

(n = 408)

I v. III

II v. III

Birth weight, g, mean (SD)

2,863 (425)

2,927 (445)

2,954 (492)

0.561

0.736

Low birth weight, % (No.)

10 (1)

19.5 (8)

11.5 (47)

1

0.138

Gestational age at delivery, weeks, mean (SD)

39.2 (2.5)

38.7 (1.6)

38.8 (1.8)c

0.507

0.835

Preterm delivery, % (No.)

10 (1)

14.6 (6)

11.6 (49) c

1

0.611

  1. a SD: standard deviation. Low birth weight is defined as < 2500 g, and preterm delivery as < 37 weeks.
  2. b Determined by student's t-test or chi-squared test for continuous and categorical variables, respectively.
  3. c n = 423.
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Malaria Journal

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