Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample according to diagnosis of dengue or non-dengue
|
Dengue |
Non-dengue |
p valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 69) | (N = 73) | ||||
| Sex, n (%) |
|
||||
| Male |
45 |
(65.2) |
35 |
(47.9) |
0.028 |
| Female |
24 |
(34.8) |
38 |
(52.1) |
|
| Age in years, median (IR) |
31.0 |
(23–41) |
33.2 |
(24–39) |
NS |
| Period, n (%) |
|
||||
| Epidemic |
49 |
(71.0) |
37 |
(50.7) |
0.010 |
| Endemic |
20 |
(29.0) |
36 |
(49.3) |
|
| Health unit, n (%) |
|
||||
| IPEC |
62 |
(89.9) |
62 |
(84.9) |
NS |
| HMLJ | 7 | (10.1) | 11 | (15.1) | |
NOTE. – a Chi-square test for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney test for continuous variables; IR = Interquartile range.