Table 2

Mean (SD) maternal and birth outcomes by parity and maternal blood group phenotype

Parity
Maternal and foetal parameters


Placental malaria type
Blood group
number
Maternal Hb
Birth weight
Foeto-placental ratio

All parity
Infection
Group O
47
11.8(2.1)*
3060.1(370.0)
5.4(1.0)


Non-O
47
10.9(1.9
310.9(575.4)
5.6(1.0)

No infection
Group O
81
11.5(2.1)
3098.3(561.6)
5.7(1.1)


Non-O
118
11.6(2.2)
3037.2(554.2)
5.6(1.4)

Primiparae
Infection
Group O
16
12.0(2.0)*
2946.4(367.2)
5.6(0.8)


Non-O
13
10.4(2.3)
2898.3(409.7)
5.7(0.9)

No infection
Group O
35
11.1(2.1)
3065.4(462.4)
5.8(1.0)


Non-O
50
11.7(2.3)
3019.8(593.9)
5.8(1.8)

Secundiparae
Infection
Group O
10
11.1(2.5)
3150.1(348.4)
5.7(0.3)


Non-O
10
11.0(1.2)
3298.6(655.0)
5.5(1.3)

No infection
Group O
16
11.5(1.9)
3251.2(570.5)
6.0(1.2)


Non-O
25
12.1(2.1)
2947.4(529.9)
5.4(1.0)

Multiparae
Infection
Group O
21
12.0(2.0)
3098.5(379.2)
5.1(0.98)


Non-O
24
11.1(2.0)
3038.0(604.4)
5.5(1.3)

No infection
Group O
30
11.9(2.1)
3055.6(656.9)
5.4(1.1)


Non-O
43
11.2(2.0)
3109.524.8)
5.3(0.9)

* Significant difference

Adam et al. Malaria Journal 2007 6:110   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-110

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