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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics according to Plasmodium spp.

From: Malaria in pregnancy complications in Southern Venezuela

Characteristics

Total, n = 52

P. vivax, n = 37

P. falciparum, n = 6

Mixed infection, n = 9

p-valuea

 

Median (min–max)

 

Age (years)

22 (15–39)

20 (15–39)

29 (20–31)

25 (17–39)

0.07

Number of pregnancies

3 (1–12)

2 (1–8)

4 (1–5)

3 (1–12)

0.006b

Gestational age (weeks)

31 (8–40)

31 (8–40)

32 (16–40)

27 (8–40)

0.85

Number of controls

4 (0–9)

4 (0–9)

4 (0–6)

3 (0–8)

0.87

Previous malaria (number of episodes)c

2 (1–33)

2 (1–30)

3 (1–33)

2 (1–30)

0.96c

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p-valued

Occupation

 Housewife

35 (67.3)

27 (73)

3 (50)

5 (55.6)

0.4

 Merchant

6 (11.5)

3 (8.1)

1 (16.7)

2 (22.2)

0.27

 Mineworker

6 (11.5)

4 (10.8)

2 (33.3)

0.14

  1. ap-value using Kruskal–Wallis test
  2. bp-value using median test, pairwise comparisons showed significant differences between P. vivax and P. falciparum (p = 0.018)
  3. cNumber of previous episodes was available only for 27 women, p-value using median test
  4. dp-value using Fisher’s exact test