From: Malaria in pregnancy complications in Southern Venezuela
Laboratory parameters | Plasmodium spp. | p-valuea | |||
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Total, n = 52 | P. vivax, n = 37 | P. falciparum, n = 6 | Mixed infection, n = 9 | ||
Median (min–max) | |||||
Haemoglobin (g/dL) (n = 52) | 9.0 (4–13) | 10 (5–13) | 7 (5–11) | 7.0 (4–10) | 0.032b |
Haematocrit (%) (n = 52) | 28 (12–39) | 30 (14–39) | 21 (15–34) | 26 (12–33) | 0.1 |
Platelets (×103/µL) (n = 51) | 222 (93–381) | 214 (93–305) | 246 (144–298) | 238 (170–381) | 0.24 |
Leukocytes (×103/µL) (n = 21) | 9.0 (3.8–24.8) | 9.4 (3.8–24.8) | 6.6 (5.4–14.3) | 9.00 (5–13.4) | 0.43 |
Glycaemia (mg/dL) (n = 28) | 78 (54–126) | 80 (66–126) | 84 (68–95) | 73 (54–88) | 0.63c |
Urea (mg/dL) (n = 36) | 18 (9–52) | 17 (11–52) | 16.8 (9–25) | 22 (15–28) | 0.5c |
Creatinine (mg/dL) (n = 36) | 0.6 (0.3–1.1) | 0.6 (0.3–1.1) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) | 0.7 (0.5–1) | 1c |
AST (mg/dL) (n = 13) | 33 (12–79) | 32 (12–45) | – | 46 (18–79) | 0.28d |
ALT (mg/dL) (n = 13) | 18 (10–84) | 17 (10–28) | – | 31 (13–84) | 0.1d |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) (n = 14) | 1.1 (0.4–2.5) | 1.3 (0.4–2) | – | 0.9 (0.4–2.5) | 0.98d |