Genetic variation in toll like receptors 2, 7, 9 and interleukin-6 is associated with cytomegalovirus infection in late pregnancy

Table 2 Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics

Characteristic	CMV- (n = 74)	CMV+ (n = 36)	P-value
^aAge in years	29 (23–34)	28 (23–33)	0.85
^bGestational age, weeks	32.4 ± 4.8	32.1 ± 3.5	0.73
^bSBP, mmHg ± sd	113 ± 14	109 ± 9	0.037
^bDBP, mmHg ± sd	70 ± 10	67 ± 9	0.13
^bPulse rate, bpm ± sd	82 ± 10	80 ± 12	0.33
^aBMI	26.3 (24.3–28.8)	24.2 (21.7–27.3)	0.006
^aparity	1 (0–2)	1 (0–2)	0.31
^agravidity	3 (2–4)	2 (1–3)	0.62
HIV infected n (%)	45 (61)	28 (78)	0.08
^aincome in USD/month	235 (171–300)	225 (153–332)	0.97
Education n (%)			0.30
Secondary	67 (91)	30 (83)
Primary	4 (5)	5 (14)
Tertiary	3 (4)	1 (3)

Key: CMV Cytomegalovirus, CMV + CMV infected, CMV- CMV uninfected, BMI Body mass index, ^agiven as median and interquartile range, ^bgiven as mean and standard deviation

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