Table 2.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of dengue patients.
| Characteristics | Total | DF | DHF | p value∗ |
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| N (%) | N = 560 (%) | N = 50 (%) | ||
| Median age (interquartile range) | 30 (21–45) | 30 (21–41) | 35 (21–50) | 0.487 |
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| Gender | ||||
| Male | 415 (68) | 387 (69.1) | 28 (56) | 0.08 |
| Female | 195 (32) | 173 (30.9) | 22 (44) | |
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| Clinical presentation | ||||
| Fever | 610 (100) | 560 (100) | 50 (100) | 1.0 |
| Myalgia/arthralgia | 418 (68.5) | 387 (69.1) | 31 (62) | 0.340 |
| Abdominal pain | 435 (71.3) | 391 (69.8) | 44 (88) | 0.005 |
| Retro-orbital pain | 436 (71.5) | 403 (72.0) | 33 (66) | 0.414 |
| Headache | 362 (59.3) | 332 (59.3) | 30 (60) | 1.0 |
| Hemorrhage | 252 (41.3) | 205 (36.6) | 47 (94) | <0.0001 |
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| Hematological parameters | ||||
| Leukopenia | 290 (47.5) | 265 (47.3) | 25 (50) | 0.768 |
| Thrombocytopenia (<150000) at presentation | 548 (89.8) | 498 (88.9) | 50 (100) | 0.006 |
| <100,000 | 430 (70.5) | 380 (67.9) | 50 (100) | <0.001 |
| <50,000 | 211 (34.6) | 182 (32.5) | 29 (58) | 0.001 |
| <25000 | 77 (12.6) | 62 (11.1) | 15 (30) | 0.001 |
| Hematocrit level at admission (median (SD)) | 40.7 (8.7) | 41 (7.5) | 50.9 (18.4) | 0.014 |