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Table 2 Blood coagulation parameters at baseline and at parasitaemia in 22 volunteers who developed parasitaemia

From: Alterations of blood coagulation in controlled human malaria infection

Parameter

At baseline, Median (IQR)

At peripheral blood parasitaemia, Median (IQR)

p

Thrombin generation

 Peak thrombin, nM

191.5 (138.2–231.9)

225.4 (168.1–295.6)

0.026

 Lag time, min

12 (11–13)

10 (8–12)

0.001

 Peak time, min

19.8 (18.1–22.6)

18.1 (14.6–20.1)

0.003

 AUC

2836.1 (2494–3377)

2816.6 (2594–3412)

0.485

 Velocity Index

24.6 (14–20.1)

32.7 (19.5–54.6)

0.024

D-dimer, μg/ml

0.17 (0.13–0.21)

0.15 (0.12–0.22)

0.062

Prothrombin fragment 1 + 2, pmol/l

121 (102–152)

130 (95–190)

0.131

Von Willebrand factor, IU/ml

0.89 (0.63–1.07)

0.81 (0.7–1.04)

0.833

ADAMTS13 activity, %

103.5 (91.4–114.0)

99.9 (89.6–117.8)

0.987

Soluble P-selectin, ng/ml

31.1 (27.3–40.2)

33.4 (26.3–42.0)

0.306

Platelet count, G/l

246 (216–261)

247 (215–271)

0.911

  1. Paired Wilcoxon’s tests p values for differences between baseline and parasitaemia are given