Table 4 Anaemia, low birth weight, and preterm delivery separated by blood group and parity
From: Reduced prevalence of placental malaria in primiparae with blood group O
Parameter | All | Primiparae | Multiparae | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blood group O | Non-O blood groups | O | Non-O blood groups | O | Non-O blood groups | |
Anaemia (%, n/n) | 31.7 (145/458) | 39.6 (146/369)* | 31.6 (55/174) | 47.6 (60/126)† | 31.8 (90/283) | 35.9 (85/237) |
LBW (%, n/n) | 14.6 (67/458) | 17.9 (66/369) | 23.0 (40/174) | 30.2 (38/126) | 9.5 (27/283) | 11.4 (27/237) |
PTD (%, n/n) | 17.8 (81/454) | 20.3 (74/365) | 24.7 (43/174) | 28.6 (36/126) | 13.6 (38/279) | 15.8 (37/234) |