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. 2012 Feb 9;7(2):e31411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031411

Table 2. Species, episodes and severity of malaria and mean BPD z-score of women infected between the first and second scan.

Total malaria episodes P.falciparum or mixed P.vivax Proportion of women with one episode Proportion women at least one symptomatic episode Proportion at least one hyper/severe episode
N = 336 N = 96 N = 240 N = 336 N = 334# N = 336
Between 1st and 2nd scan 1 1–4 1 1–3 1 1–4 69.3% (233) 49.1% (165) 1.8% (6)
Mean BPD z-score −0.57 (1.1) −0.45 (1.2) −0.62 (1.1) −0.51 (1.2) −0.59 (1.1) n.a.

Median [min-max], or mean (SD). BPD biparietal diameter; hyper = hyperparasitaemia (≥4% red blood cells infected), n.a. not applicable, P plasmodium.

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Missing data n = 2.