Predictors of birth weight in pregnant women with malaria: a prospective cohort facility-based study in Webuye-Kenya

Table 4 Associated conditions during pregnancy by malaria results

Variables	Overall, N = 140	Malaria test		p-value
Variables	Overall, N = 140	Negative, n = 70	Positive, n = 70	p-value
Anaemia, n (%)				< 0.001
Normal	96 (68.6)	61 (87.1)	35 (50.0)
Mild	30 (21.4)	9 (12.9)	21 (30.0)
Moderate	12 (8.6)	0 (0.0)	12 (17.1)
Severe	2 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.9)
HIV infection, n (%)				0.370
Non-reactive	135 (96.4)	69 (98.6)	66 (94.3)
Reactive	5 (3.6)	1 (1.4)	4 (5.7)
Hypertension in pregnancy, n (%)				0.058
Normal	135 (96.4)	65 (92.9)	70 (100.0)
High	5 (3.6)	5 (7.1)	0 (0.0)
Gestational diabetes, n (%)				0.500
Normal	138 (98.6)	68 (97.1)	70 (100.0)
Gestational diabetes	2 (1.4)	2 (2.9)	0 (0.0)

Anaemia was categorized as mild 10–12, moderate 8–10 and severe < 7 g/dl, hypertension or pre-eclampsia 140/90 mmHg, gestational diabetes mellitus when blood glucose was above 7.8 mmol/l during oral glucose tolerance test

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