Table 3 Mann-Whitney U test of effect of maternal peripheral malaria on maternal and neonatal haematological and inflammatory status

Maternal

Hb (g/dL)

10.8 (10.1 – 11.2) 29

12.1 (11.1 – 13.1)61

<0.001 ^b

sTfR (μg/ml)

5.7 (3.8 – 9.2) 29

6.6 (4.9 – 9.7) 61

0.460

ferritin (ng/ml)

95.3 (42.3 – 180.8) 29

16.5 (6.0 – 33.1) 61

0.001 ^b

TNF-α (pg/ml)

22.9 (7.9 – 72.1) 29

1.8 (0.0 – 24.4) 61

0.001 ^b

TGF-β (ng/ml)

11.0 (6.0 – 15.9) 29

15.5 (9.6 – 18.3) 55

0.027

CRP (μg/ml)

85.0 (59.2 – 195.4) 29

7.6 (2.8 – 26.2) 61

<0.001 ^b

Epo (mU/L)

60.6 (41.0 – 98.5) 29

32.7 (21.6 – 52.6) 61

0.001 ^b

Cord

Hb (g/dL)

15.9 (14.5 – 16.9) 22

15.6 (14.5 – 17.1) 48

0.849

sTfR (μg/ml)

6.7 (4.8 – 9.9) 29

7.8 (4.9 – 9.7) 60

0.430

ferritin (ng/ml)

135.5 (66.7 – 276.3) 29

99.0 (39.4 – 158.7) 60

0.040

TNF-α (pg/ml)

1.0 (0.0 – 8.4) 28

2.7 (0.0 – 16.6) 59

0.371

TGF-β (ng/ml)

17.8 (13.5 – 24.0) 15

27.7 (20.7 – 31.9) 32

0.019

CRP (μg/ml)

1.5 (0.7 – 1.7) 28

1.0 (0.0 – 1.6) 61

0.169

Epo (mU/L)

27.1 (13.4 – 58.9) 29

25.8 (12.5 – 39.1) 61

0.641