Table 1 |
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|
ABO phenotype by placental malaria category and parity group |
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| Parity |
Placental malaria |
Blood group Phenotype |
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|
|
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| Type |
number |
A |
B |
AB |
O |
|
|
|
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| Total |
Acute |
6 |
5 (6.1) |
1(1.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
| Chronic |
6 |
2(2.4) |
1(1.7) |
1(4.2) |
2(1.6) |
|
| Past |
82 |
19(23.2) |
13(22.0) |
5(20.8) |
45(35.2)* |
|
| None |
199 |
56 (68.3) |
44(74.6) |
18(75) |
81(63.3) |
|
| Total |
293 |
82 |
59 |
24 |
128 |
|
| Primiparae |
Acute |
2 |
2(6.5) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
| Chronic |
1 |
0(0) |
0(0) |
1(12.5) |
0(0) |
|
| Past |
26 |
5(16.1) |
3(12.5) |
2 (25.0) |
16(31.4)* |
|
| None |
85 |
24(77.4) |
21(87.5) |
5(62.5) |
35(68.6) |
|
| Total |
114 |
31 |
24 |
8 |
51 |
|
| Secundiparae |
Acute |
2 |
1(4.2) |
1(12.5) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
| Chronic |
0 |
0(0) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
|
| Past |
18 |
8(33.3) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
10(38.5) |
|
| None |
41 |
15(62.5) |
7(87.5) |
3(100) |
16(61.5) |
|
| Total |
61 |
24 |
8 |
3 |
26 |
|
| Multiparae |
Acute |
2 |
2(7.4) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chronic |
5 |
2(7.4) |
1(3.7) |
0 |
2(3.9) |
|
| Past |
38 |
6(22.2) |
10(37) |
3(23.1) |
19(37.3) |
|
| None |
73 |
17(63.0) |
16(59.3) |
10(76.9) |
30(58.8) |
|
| Total |
118 |
27 |
27 |
13 |
51 |
|
|
|
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* Significant difference |
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|
Adam et al. Malaria Journal 2007 6:110 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-110 |
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