Table 3 Paraclinical alterations in pregnant women with malaria
From: Malaria in pregnancy complications in Southern Venezuela
Laboratory parameters | Plasmodium spp. | p-valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total, n = 52 | P. vivax, n = 37 | P. falciparum, n = 6 | Mixed infection, n = 9 | ||
Hb (n = 52) | 0.044 | ||||
Normal Hb (≥ 11 g/dL) | 8 (15.4) | 8 (21.6) | – | – | |
Mild anaemia (9.1–10.9 g/dL) | 17 (32.7) | 13 (35.2) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (22.2) | |
Moderate anaemia (7–9 g/dL) | 14 (26.9) | 11 (29.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (33.3) | |
Severe anaemia (< 7 g/dL) | 13 (25) | 5 (13.5) | 4 (66.7) | 4 (44.5) | |
Haematocrit (n = 52) | 0.55 | ||||
Not decreased (≥ 20%) | 45 (86.5) | 33 (89.2) | 5 (83.3) | 7 (77.8) | |
Decreased (< 20%) | 7 (13.5) | 4 (10.8) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (22.2) | |
Platelets (n = 51) | 0.446 | ||||
Normal (> 150,000/µL) | 44 (86.3) | 30 (83.3) | 5 (83.3) | 9 (100) | |
Thrombocytopenia (50,000–150,000/µL) | 7 (13.7) | 6 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | – | |
Creatinine (n = 36) | 0.562 | ||||
Normal (0.5–1 mg/dL) | 34 (94.4) | 23 (95.8) | 6 (100) | 5 (83.3) | |
Mild (1.1–1.5 mg/dL) | 2 (5.6) | 1 (4.2) | – | 1 (16.7) | |