Table 1 ABO phenotype by placental malaria category and parity group
Parity | Placental malaria | Blood group Phenotype | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | number | A | B | AB | O | |
Total | Acute | 6 | 5 (6.1) | 1(1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Chronic | 6 | 2(2.4) | 1(1.7) | 1(4.2) | 2(1.6) | |
Past | 82 | 19(23.2) | 13(22.0) | 5(20.8) | 45(35.2)* | |
None | 199 | 56 (68.3) | 44(74.6) | 18(75) | 81(63.3) | |
Total | 293 | 82 | 59 | 24 | 128 | |
Primiparae | Acute | 2 | 2(6.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Chronic | 1 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(12.5) | 0(0) | |
Past | 26 | 5(16.1) | 3(12.5) | 2 (25.0) | 16(31.4)* | |
None | 85 | 24(77.4) | 21(87.5) | 5(62.5) | 35(68.6) | |
Total | 114 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 51 | |
Secundiparae | Acute | 2 | 1(4.2) | 1(12.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Chronic | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Past | 18 | 8(33.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 10(38.5) | |
None | 41 | 15(62.5) | 7(87.5) | 3(100) | 16(61.5) | |
Total | 61 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 26 | |
Multiparae | Acute | 2 | 2(7.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chronic | 5 | 2(7.4) | 1(3.7) | 0 | 2(3.9) | |
Past | 38 | 6(22.2) | 10(37) | 3(23.1) | 19(37.3) | |
None | 73 | 17(63.0) | 16(59.3) | 10(76.9) | 30(58.8) | |
Total | 118 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 51 | |