Characteristic | PM+ (n = 341) | PM− (n = 1036) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age in year, mean (SD) | 24.3 (5.4) | 26.3 (5.8) | <Â 0.0001 |
Gravidity, mean (SD) | 2.7 (1.9) | 3.2 (2.1) | <Â 0.0001 |
Placental parasitaemia by impression smears in  %, mean (SD) | 5.4 (12.4) | 0 (0) | n/a |
Clinic location, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.59 |
 BA-all | 194 (56.9%) | 607 (58.6%) |  |
 CM-NHR | 147 (43.1%) | 429 (41.4%) |  |
Pre-term delivery, n (%)* | 75 (24.2%) | 171 (17.8%) | 0.014 |
Length of pregnancy in weeks, mean (SD) | 38.3 (3.2) | 39.0 (3.0) | 0.0006 |
Intrauterine growth restriction | 17 (5.0%) | 41 (14.0%) | 0.43 |
Maternal anaemia at delivery, n (%)* | 90 (26.4%) | 136 (15.3%) | <Â 0.0001 |
Haematocrit in  %, mean (SD) | 31.3 (6.2) | 34.9 (5.9) | < 0.0001 |
Low birth weight babies, n (%)* | 70 (21.6%) | 139 (14.0%) | 0.0011 |
Baby weight in grams, mean (SD) | 2922 (656) | 3134 (635) | <Â 0.0001 |