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Table 3 Distribution of 165 mother/child pairs in the different groups, 2007–2010

From: Evolution of the levels of human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) in Beninese infant during the first year of life in a malaria endemic area: using latent class analysis

Covariates

High trajectory

(n = 28/165)

Intermediate trajectory

(n = 46/165)

Low trajectory

(n = 91/165)

Newborns (165)

Level of sHLA-G

   

 3 months

3.29

0.58

0.14

 6 months

3.21

1.35

0.31

 9 months

3.78

2.32

0.33

 12 months

3.88

2.47

0.30

Gender

 Female

17 (60.71 %)

24 (52.17 %)

47 (51.65 %)

 Male

11 (39.28 %)

22 (47.83 %)

44 (48.35 %)

Birth weight

2894.52

(SD = 369.30)

3076.63

(SD = 500.10)

2928.57

(SD = 437.05)

Low birth weight

17.86 % (n = 5)

13.04 % (n = 6)

7.69 % (n = 7)

Preterm

10.71 % (n = 3)

6.52 % (n = 3)

13.19 % (n = 12)

Detectable sHLA-G in cord blood

96.43 % (n = 27)

73.91 % (n = 34)

41.76 % (n = 38)

Number of malaria infections during the follow-up

1.11

(SD = 1.31)

0.96

(SD = 1.46)

1.13 (SD = 1.41)

Mothers (165)

Age (years)

26.54 (SD = 6.08)

28.15 (SD = 6.06)

25.78 (SD = 6.48)

Parity

25.00 % (7)

13.04 % (6)

19.78 % (18)

Placental malaria

21.43 % (6)

26.09 % (12)

36.26 % (33)

Detectable sHLA-G in peripheral maternal blood

100.00 % (28)

93.48 % (43)

63.74 % (58)