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. 2023 Jun 2;56:e0030-2023. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0030-2023

TABLE 3: Signs, symptoms, and pre-existing diseases of patients with dengue and chikungunya according to their survival status.

Variable Deaths Survivors
na (%) nb (%) p
Dengue
Fever 72 (86) 38,918 (89) 0.321
Myalgia 48 (57) 29,002 (66) 0.073
Headache 36 (43) 30,851 (71) <0.001
Rash 19 (23) 15,109 (35) 0.021
Vomiting 37 (44) 10,344 (24) <0.001
Nausea 18 (21) 13,216 (30) 0.078
Back pain 9 (11) 5,227 (12) 0.724
Conjunctivitis 1 (1) 1,395 (3) 0.297
Arthritis 9 (11) 3,021 (7) 0.171
Intense arthralgia 29 (35) 13,647 (31) 0.517
Petechiae 6 (7) 3,307 (8) 0.882
Leucopenia 2 (2) 1,172 (3) 0.864
Positive tourniquet test 2 (2) 718 (2) 0.596
Retro-orbital pain 8 (10) 5,475 (13) 0.405
Diabetes 8 (10) 239 (1) <0.001
Hematologic disease 2 (2) 124 (0) <0.001
Liver disease 1 (1) 113 (0) 0.094
Chronic kidney disease 2 (2) 75 (0) <0.001
Hypertension 8 (10) 543 (1) <0.001
Dyspepsia 0 (0) 146 (0) 0.596
Chikungunya
Fever 103 (87) 14,636 (90) 0.381
Myalgia 69 (58) 9,525 (58) 0.988
Headache 45 (38) 9,761 (60) <0.001
Rash 47 (40) 5,887 (36) 0.400
Vomit 34 (29) 3,217 (20) 0.014
Nausea 10 (8) 3,626 (22) <0.001
Back pain 14 (12) 3,277 (20) 0.026
Conjunctivitis 4 (3) 818 (5) 0.420
Arthritis 29 (25) 2,471 (15) 0.005
Intense arthralgia 73 (62) 12,242 (75) <0.001
Petechiae 5 (4) 673 (4) 0.952
Leucopenia 3 (3) 303 (2) 0.584
Positive tourniquet test 1 (1) 98 (1) 0.730
Retro-orbital pain 6 (5) 1,162 (7) 0.390
Diabetes 13 (11) 198 (1) <0.001
Hematologic disease 0 (0) 37 (0) 0.604
Liver disease 4 (3) 74 (0) <0.001
Chronic kidney disease 7 (6) 40 (0) <0.001
Hypertension 27 (23) 418 (3) <0.001
Dyspepsia 2 (2) 56 (0) 0.014

Pearson's chi-square test. a Deaths from dengue = 84; deaths from chikungunya = 118; b Survivors from dengue = 43,683; survivors from chikungunya = 16,308.