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Table 1 Characteristics of Karen and Burmese women at the time of their first CBC in pregnancy

From: Thrombocytopaenia in pregnant women with malaria on the Thai-Burmese border

 

Healthy

Plasmodium falciparum

Plasmodium vivax

 

N = 255

N = 425

N = 294

Maternal Age, yrs

25

25

25

 

[15–46]

[14–43]

[15–42]

EGA (weeks)

14.0

19.6

22.1

 

[4.3–39.4]

[4–41.2]

[4–40]

Gravidity

3 [1–14]

3 [1–13]

3 [1–11]

Parity

1 [0–10]

2 [0–11]

1 [0–9]

Proportion primigravidas % (n)

26 (65/255)

24 (103/425)

28 (81/294)

  1. Data are median and [range] unless otherwise indicated.
  2. No difference in primips proportions (P = 0.605).