Association of Angiopoietin Dysregulation in Placental Malaria with Adverse Birth Outcomes
Table 1
Mother’s characteristics and birth outcomes by placental malaria status.
Malaria (-ve)
Malaria (+ve)
Characteristics of mother
Agea
0.27
Axillary temperature (°C)a
0.002
Haemoglobin (g/dl)a
<0.0001
Anaemia
89 (41%)
49 (70%)
<0.0001
Primgravid
72 (33.3%)
25 (35.7%)
Secundigravid
71 (32.9%)
22 (31.4%)
Multigravid
73 (33.8%)
23 (32.9%)
Angiopoietin (pg/ml)a
Peripheral ANG1
<0.0001
Peripheral ANG2
<0.0001
Placental ANG1
<0.0001
Placental ANG2
<0.0001
Birth outcomes
Normal
83 (38.4%)
28 (40.0%)
Low birth weight
86 (39.8%)
25 (35.7%)
Stillbirth
47 (21.8%)
17 (24.3%)
Baby weight (gm)a#
0.005
; indicates variable used to frequency match PM+ and PM- groups; values reported are Pearson chi-square test for categorical variable and two sample -test for continuous variables; #Birth weight information was collected for 53 babies born from PM+ and 169 babies born from PM- women.
