Table 3. Variables associated dengue virus infection among persons with febrile illness compared with non-dengue febrile illness, Kampong Cham province, Cambodia, 2006–2008.
TOTAL | DENGUE | Non DENGUE | P value | RR** | 95%CI** | ||||
n = 6121 | % | n = 736 | % | n = 5385 | % | ||||
Age in years | |||||||||
Mean | 7.1 | - | 7.2 | - | 7 | - | 0.651 | ||
Median | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | |||
Min–Max | 0–19 | - | 0–19 | - | 0–19 | - | |||
Gender | |||||||||
Males | 3,132 | 51.4 | 372 | 53.6 | 2,760 | 53.1 | 0.767 | ||
Duration of fever in days | |||||||||
Mean | 3.80 | - | 4.41 | - | 3.71 | - | <0.001 | ||
Median | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | |||
Min–Max | 0–20 | - | 0–18 | - | 0–20 | - | |||
Fever resulting in care seeking | 1,701 | 27.2 | 388 | 52.7 | 1,313 | 23.8 | <0.001 | 2.1 | 1.9–2.4 |
Care at: | |||||||||
Pharmacy | 321 | 5.1 | 34 | 4.6 | 287 | 5.2 | 0.405 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.2 |
Health center | 191 | 3.1 | 27 | 3.7 | 164 | 3.0 | 0.372 | 1.2 | 0.8–1.8 |
Private clinic | 997 | 16.3 | 236 | 32.1 | 761 | 13.8 | <0.001 | 2.2 | 1.9–2.6 |
Hospitalization | 191 | 3.1 | 106 | 13.6 | 91 | 1.6 | <0.001 | 8.0 | 6.0–10.8 |
**RR = risk ratio; 95% CI = confidence interval.