Table 2 Effect of malaria at recruitment on maternal biochemical markers

TC (mmol/L)

4.73(4.26,5.71)

3.73(2.80,4.28)

< 0.001

5.17(4.50,5.81)

4.43(3.67,5.41)

< 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.58(1.37,2.02)

0.86(0.70,1.38)

< 0.001

1.64(1.39,1.84)

1.27(0.97,1.63)

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.66(2.03,3.28)

2.10(1.51,2.53)

0.010

2.77(2.31,3.43)

2.44(1.70,3.08)

0.006

TG (mmol/L)

1.29(1.02,1.51)

1.35(1.19,1.62)

0.112

1.47(1.24,1.77)

1.51(1.28,1.99)

0.125

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.31(4.06,4.58)

4.40(3.89,4.48)

0.795

4.10(3.85,4.37)

4.23(3.97,4.44)

0.060

Insulin (mU/L)

4.58(3.06,7.56)

2.95(1.87,5.10)

0.056

3.86(2.16,6.11)

4.34(2.66,6.06)

0.316

TNF (ng/L)

0.09(0.09,0.55)

0.79(0.45,1.91)

< 0.001

0.29(0.09,0.78)

0.55(0.09,1.76)

0.003

Insulin (mU/L)

4.58(3.06,7.56)

2.95(1.87,5.10)

0.056

3.86(2.16,6.11)

4.34(2.66,6.06)

0.316

TNF (ng/L)

0.09(0.09,0.55)

0.79(0.45,1.91)

< 0.001

0.29(0.09,0.78)

0.55(0.09,1.76)

0.003