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Table 6 Determinants of birth weight in stepwise regression

From: Maternal malaria status and metabolic profiles in pregnancy and in cord blood: relationships with birth size in Nigerian infants

Birth weight

ß

P-value

Model 1

N = 396

  

Total Cholesterol

(mmol/L)

0.172

0.001

Model 2

N = 187

  

Maternal malaria (No/Yes)

-0.221

0.007

Model 3

N = 187

  

Maternal malaria (No/Yes)

-0.155

0.05

Cord IGF-I (μg/L)

0.157

0.045

Cord Insulin (mU/L)

0.158

0.042

  1. Model 1 - Maternal Markers and Malaria at recruitment
  2. Model 2 - Cord Markers and Malaria during pregnancy and delivery
  3. Model 3 - Maternal and Cord Markers and Malaria during pregnancy and delivery