Table 1.
Laboratory parameters in patients with severe and non severe dengue
| Clinical characteristic |
Severe dengue N = 40 |
Non severe dengue N = 219 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | ||
| Day of illness when admitted to hospital |
4.8 (±1.2) |
5.25 (±1.6) |
0.17 |
| Age (years) |
23.3 (8.8) |
27.4 (11.4) |
0.03 |
| Lowest white cell count (cells/mm3) |
2761 (±1406) |
3434 (±2103) |
0.059 |
| Lowest lymphocyte count (cells/mm3) |
1060 (±579) |
1507 (±1230) |
0.06 |
| Lowest platelet count (cells/mm3) |
29,949 (±26,335) |
47,229 (±33,691) |
0.0004 |
| Alanine transaminase levels |
213.8 (±279.9) |
87.03 (±95.05) |
0.001 |
| Aspartate transaminase levels |
474.6 (±893.2) |
169.9 (±154.4) |
0.0001 |
| Serum IL-10 levels pg/ml | 291.6 (±573.8) | 183.4 (±472.8) | 0.001 |