Table 3. Baseline characteristics of children with Asian 1 or Asian/American DENV-2 infections at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases 2001–2008.
| Asian I (n = 289) | Asian/American (n = 100) | |
| median age (range) | 12 (5–15) | 12 (5–16) |
| Sex (no. male, %) | 172 (59.2%) | 46 (46%) |
| median day of illness (range) | 3 (1–5) | 3 (1–5) |
| Year of enrolment (no., %) | 2001: 0 (0%)2002:0 (0%)2003∶40 (13.8%)2004∶38 (13.1%)2005∶32 (11.1%)2006∶86 (29.8%)2007∶81 (28%)2008∶12 (4.2%) | 2001∶2 (2%)2002∶10 (10%)2003∶52 (52%)2004∶15 (15%)2005∶14 (14%)2006∶6 (6%)2007∶1 (1%)2008:0 (0%) |
| primary infection (no., %) | 20 (6.9%)Missing data n = 7 | 8 (8%)Missing data n = 6 |
| Fever clearance timea (median, interquartile range) | 5 (5–6) | 5 (5–6) |
| Maximum hematocritb (median, interquartile range) | 45 (42–49.1) | 44.5 (41.5–48) |
| Platelet nadirc (median, IQR) | 56000 (34500-90000) | 49000 (28000–8000) |
| Resident in HCMC | 219 (75.8%) | 82 (82%) |
a
Time to defervescence from the self-reported day of fever onset.
b
Maximum hematocrit recorded during hospitalization.
c
Lowest platelet count recorded during hospitalization.