Table 1 Patient characteristics and birth outcomes
From: Gravidity-dependent associations between interferon response and birth weight in placental malaria
|  | Uninfected placenta (n = 22) | Placental malaria (n = 18) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | 23.6 ± 4.0 | 19.0 ± 1.3 |  < 0.001 |
Gestational age (weeks) | 39.9 ± 1.4 | 39.3 ± 2.5 | 0.362 |
Malaria in pregnancy | 4 (18%) | 8 (44%) | 0.093 |
Gravidity | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 Primigravida | 4 (18%) | 12 (67%) |  |
 Multigravida | 18 (82%) | 6 (33%) |  |
Preterm labour (<37Â w) | 0 (0%) | 2 (11%) | 0.196 |
Cesarean Delivery | 3 (13%) | 1 (6%) | 0.613 |
Birth weight (grams) | 2988 ± 340 | 2950 ± 642 | 0.811 |
Low birth weight (<2500Â g) | 1 (5%) | 3 (17%) | 0.310 |
Small for gestational age (<10% expected birth weight) | 4 (18%) | 5 (28%) | 0.705 |