Table 3.

Immune cell counts in 10 1,000× microscopic fields by case–control status^*

Cell type	Cases, mean no. counted in 10 fields (n = 24)	Controls, mean no. counted in 10 fields (n = 24)	Unadjusted P	Adjusted P†
All mononuclear cells in IVS (non-pigmented plus pigmented)	44.7	25.5	0.014	0.012
Non-pigmented mononuclear cells in IVS	39.8	25.5	0.037	0.023
Polymorphonuclear cells in IVS	0.42	1.2	0.045	0.063

^*IVS = intervillous space. Level of statistical significance was P ≤ 0.05.

^†Adjusted for report of previous lifetime malaria.