. 2013 Aug 6;12:275. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-275

Table 1.

Characteristics of pregnant and non-pregnant P. vivax patients

Characteristics	Pregnant patients	Non-pregnant patients	p-value
	N = 18	N = 18
Age (years)^a	24 ± 7 (15–40)	14 ± 10 (5–46)	<0.001
Weight (kg)^a	48 ± 6 (41–62)	29 ± 12 (13–48)	<0.001
Previous *P. vivax* malaria
During previous (year)^b	5/18 (27.8)	15/18 (83.3)	0.003
>1 episode during previous (year)^b	1/5 (20.0)	8/15 (53.3)	0.436
Time since the last episode (days)^c	62 (21–102)	65 (36–218)	0.432
Previous *P. falciparum*
During previous (year)^b	4/18 (22.2)	7/18 (38.9)	0.469
>1 episode during previous year^b	1/4 (25.0)	1/7 (14.3)	0.712
Time since the last episode (days)^c	26 (21–98)	55 (44–362)	0.088
Characteristics of infection at 1st genotype on day admission	N = 18	N = 18
Proportion with a history of fever^b	13/18 (72.2)	18/18 (100.0)	0.205
Duration of fever (days)^c	3 (1–7)	2 (1–7)	0.016
Proportion febrile^b	6/18 (33.3)	10/18 (55.6)	0.314
Temperature (°C)^a	37.1 ± 1.4 (35.5-39.7)	37.8 ± 1.0 (36.8-39.9)	0.134
Haematocrit (%)^a	32 ± 6 (17–42)	37 ± 3 (31–42)	0.002
Parasitaemia (uL)^d	943(32–11,492)	1,991(43–25,844)	0.248
Time to 1st reappearance (days)^c	45 (25–71)	43 (35–52)	0.495
Characteristics of patients on day of follow up	N = 44	N = 36
Proportion with a history of fever^b	22/44 (50.0)	32/36 (88.9)	<0.001
Duration of fever in days (range)^e	2 (1–3)	1 (1–3)	0.013
Proportion febrile^b	11/44 (25.0)	29/36 (80.6)	<0.001
Mean temperature (°C)^a	36.9 ± 1.1 (35.0-39.7)	38.1 ± 1.0 (35.8-40.8)	<0.001
Haematocrit (%)^a	31 ± 3 (23–39)	38 ± 3 (30–46)	<0.001
Parasitaemia (uL)^d	637 (16–3,624)	1,581 (36–22,272)	0.022
Interval times to reappearance (days)
1st reappearance to 2nd reappearance (range)^c	51 (28–98)	48 (33–64)	0.468
2nd reappearance to 3rd reappearance (range)^c	51(28–66)	-	-
3rd reappearance to 4th reappearance (range)^c	32(28–35)	-	-

^a mean ± SD (min-max).

^b Number of patients (%).

^c Median (min-max).

^d Geometric mean (min-max).

^e Range.

N = number of patient.