Research Article
Evaluation of Renal Function in Pregnant Women with Malaria: A Case-Control Study in a Mesoendemic Area
Table 1
Demographic and biochemical characteristics of study participants.
| | Variable | Total
(%) | Malaria positive
(%) | Malaria negative (%) | value |
| | Age (years) | | | | 0.0609 | | 15–24 | 38 (38) | 22 (44) | 16 (32) | | | 25–34 | 38 (38) | 15 (30) | 23 (46) | | | 35–44 | 24 (24) | 13 (26) | 11 (22) | | | Parity | | | | 0.3785 | | Nulliparous | 40 (40) | 18 (36) | 22 (44) | | | Primiparous | 28 (28) | 16 (32) | 12 (24) | | | Multiparous | 32 (32) | 16 (32) | 16 (32) | | | Gravidity | | | | 0.8501 | | Primigravida | 27 (27) | 14 (28) | 13 (26) | | | Secundigravida | 29 (29) | 15 (30) | 14 (28) | | | Multigravida | 44 (44) | 21 (42) | 23 (46) | | | Gestational age (Trimester) | | | | | | 1st trimester | 36 (36) | 14 (28) | 22 (44) | | | 2nd trimester | 42 (42) | 19 (38) | 23 (46) | | | 3rd trimester | 22 (22) | 17 (34) | 5 (10) | | | Parasitaemia | | | | N/A | | low (<1000) | 11 (22) | 11 (22) | 0 (0.0) | | | medium (1000–9999) | 28 (56) | 28 (56) | 0 (0.0) | | | high (≥10,000) | 11 (22) | 11 (22) | 0 (0.0) | | | Urea (mg/dL) | | | | | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | | | | 0.0001 | | Sodium (mmol/L) | | | | 0.6405 | | Potassium (mmol/L) | | | | 0.8759 | | Chloride (mmol/L) | | | | 0.9438 |
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Value are presented as (%); frequency (percentage); mean ± SD. Statistically significant. Parasitaemia was classified according to [13].
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