Asymptomatic Malaria Correlates with Anaemia in Pregnant Women at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Table 2

Hematological and biochemistry parameters of pregnant women.

Parameters		Normal values	Number	Percentage
Haemoglobin level; (10.49±1.73 g/dL)	Severe anaemia	<7	2	1
	Moderate anaemia	[7–10[	74	37
	Slight anaemia	[10-11[	47	23
	Absence of anaemia	≥11	78	39
Serum iron; (14.64±1.96 𝜇mol/L)	Low	<7.16	21	10
	Normal	7.16–26.85	167	83
	High	>26.85	13	7
Folate; (7.01 ± 2.84 ng/mL)	Low	<7.7	125	62
	Normal	≥7.7	76	38
Homocysteine; (10.49 ± 1.73 𝜇mol/L)	Normal	≤12	181	90
	Moderate Homocysteinaemia	]12–30[	18	9
	Hyperhomocysteinaemia	≥30	2	1