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Table 2 Comparison of MFI levels of plasma from women with non-infected and infected placentas at delivery within each group using Wilcoxon rank test

From: Analysis of IgG with specificity for variant surface antigens expressed by placental Plasmodium falciparum isolates

Mean rank score of non-infected/infected placentas (P-value)

Placental parasite

Primiparous women

Multiparous women ≥ 2

Pauciparous women

Multiparous women ≥ 3

Gb337

18/29 (0.02)

54/71 (0.1)

30/45 (0.009)

43/59 (0.12)

Vip43

19/28 (0.04)

54/67 (0.2)

30/44 (0.01)

43/59 (0.12)

Gb218

19/29 (0.04)

53/72 (0.07)

29/42 (0.04)

43/62 (0.07)

Vip42

18/26 (0.08)

52/68 (0.1)

28/39 (0.07)

42/60 (0.08)