Parity | Placental Malaria | Blood group | n | Maternal Hb g/dl | Cord Hb g/dl | Birth weight g | Length m | Placental weight g | Ponderal index (‡) | Feto-placental weight ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primiparae | Active | O group | 27 | 11.16 (2.32) | 14.50 (2.40) | 2803 (460) | 49.11 (3.27) | 504 (94) | 2.37 (0.37) | 5.63(0.90) |
non-O | 16 | 12.25 (3.56) | 15.84 (3.39) | 2747 (514) | 48.18 (2.81) | 510 (87) | 2.43 (0.28) | 5.38 (0.62) | ||
Past or no infection | O group | 62 | 11.89 (3.03) | 14.73 (2.64) | 2811 (348) | 49.03 (2.31) | 498 (73)* | 2.40 (0.32) | 5.70 (0.76)† | |
non-O | 83 | 11.65 (2.18) | 14.78 (2.27) | 2843 (424) | 48.62 (3.72) | 526 (84) | 2.54 (0.77) | 5.46 (0.79) | ||
Multiparae | Active | O group | 28 | 11.39 (2.02) | 13.99 (3.20) | 3007 (476) | 48.27 (3.24) | 559 (107) | 2.69 (0.47) | 5.57 (1.29) |
non-O | 46 | 11.04 (2.05) | 14.11 (2.10) | 2913 (540) | 48.90 (3.43) | 553 (113) | 2.50 (0.53) | 5.38 (1.16) | ||
Past or no infection | O group | 178 | 11.49 (3.00) | 14.45 (2.24) | 3113 (434) | 49.12 (2.83) | 558 (81) | 2.67 (0.70) | 5.63 (0.85) | |
non-O | 170 | 11.29 (2.23) | 14.08 (2.54) | 3050 (395) | 49.38 (3.04) | 553 (81) | 2.56 (0.46) | 5.57 (0.65) |