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Table 1 Baseline data by country

From: The assessment of gestational age: a comparison of different methods from a malaria pregnancy cohort in sub-Saharan Africa

 

All

Burkina Faso

Malawi

Ghana

Zambia

p

Mean maternal age at enrollment in years (95%CI)

22.3 (22.1–22.6)

24.0 (23.4–24.5)

21.3 (20.9–21.7)

24.5 (23.8–25.2)

20.6 (20.2–21.1)

< 0.001

Mean maternal weight at enrollment in kg (95%CI)

54.8 (54.4–55.2)

54.6 (53.8–55.3)

54.9 (54.2–55.5)

54.9 (54.0–55.8)

54.9 (53.9–55.8)

0.9

Mean maternal height at enrollment in cm (95%CI)

156.6 (156.3–156.9)

156.6 (156.0–157.2)

156.5 (156.0–157.0)

156.9 (156.1–157.7)

156.6 (155.8–157.3)

0.8

Mean gestational age in weeks at enrolment by US (IQR; range)

20.3 (16–22; 13–24)

20.8 (19–23; 16–24)

19.7 (17–22; 13–24)

20.6 (19–23; 16–24)

20.5 (19–22;16–24)

<0.001

Mean birthweight of baby in gram (95%CI)

2876.7 (2854.1–2900.0)

2844.0 (2800.5–2887.5)

2937.4 (2899.3–2975.6)

2919.8 (2859.4–2980.3)

2780.1 (2734.1–2826.1)

<0.001