Cord Malaria Infection, Complement Activation, Oxidative Stress, Gestational Age, and Birth Weight, Characterized by High Plasmodium falciparum Prevalence in Bamenda, Cameroon

Table 2

Distribution of the studied population according to the gestational age and birth weight.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent (%)
Gestation age or days from ovulation (days)
Preterm (≤245 days)	13	4.33
NGA (251–280 days)	214	71.33
Postterm (>280 days)	73	24.33
Mean ± SD	275.27 ± 16.33
Birth weight (kg)
LBW (˂2.5 kg)	17	5.66
NBW (2.5–4 kg)	263	87.66
Macrosomia (>4 kg)	20	6.66
Mean birth weight ± SD	3.21 ± 0.58
Placental weight (g)
Mean placenta weight ± SD	606.66 ± 116.69
Bw/Pw ratio	5.38 ± 0.83

Bw, body weight. Pw, placenta weight. LBW, low birth weight. NBW, normal birth weight. NGA, normal gestation age.