Mother characteristics and birth outcomes by placental malaria status.

*Indicates variable used to frequency match PM+ and PM− groups.**P-values reported are from Pearson chi-square test for categorical variables and two-sample t-test for continuous variables.†Numbers reported are mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables.‡Birth weight information was collected for 37 babies born to PM+ women and 99 babies born to PM− women (birth weight was not collected for stillbirths).Peripheral plasma samples were available for 47 PM+ women and all 122 PM− women.Cord plasma samples were available for 20 PM+ women 43 PM− women.Note that all PM+ and PM− women had IVB plasma samples available.