Table 3 Paired analysis of haematological parameters: booking consultation (healthy) and at the first episode of malaria
From: Thrombocytopaenia in pregnant women with malaria on the Thai-Burmese border
Species (N) | Parameter | Median | min | max | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum (N = 24) | Platelet | Baseline (healthy)/μL | 256,000 | 115,000 | 419,000 | < 0.001 |
Reduction from baseline/μL | -86,000 | -305,000 | -5,000 | |||
% difference (95%CI) | -34 (-24 to -47)% | |||||
Haemoglobin | Baseline (healthy) g/dL | 11.2 | 9.9 | 14.2 | 0.005 | |
Reduction from baseline g/dL | -0.3 | -3.3 | 1.9 | |||
% difference (95%CI) | -3 (-2 to -4)% | |||||
WBC | Baseline (healthy)/μL | 9,900 | 4,500 | 13,900 | 0.070 | |
Reduction from baseline/μL | -1,250 | -6,400 | 3,100 | |||
% difference (95%CI) | -13 (-9 to -18)% | |||||
P. vivax (N = 36) | Platelet | Baseline (healthy)/μL | 242,000 | 101,000 | 438,000 | < 0.001 |
Reduction from baseline/μL | -52.5 | -376 | 129 | |||
% difference (95%CI) | -22 (-16 to -29)% | |||||
Haemoglobin | Baseline (healthy) g/dL | 11.4 | 8.9 | 12.9 | 0.031 | |
Reduction from baseline g/dL | -0.6 | -2.4 | 1.2 | |||
% difference (95%CI) | -5 (-4 to -7)% | |||||
WBC | Baseline (healthy)/μL | 8,900 | 1,300 | 24,00 | < 0.001 | |
Reduction from baseline/μL | -750 | -16,600 | 11,800 | |||
% difference (95%CI) | -8 (-6 to -12)% | |||||