Table 3. Impact of Disease Severity on Length of Hospitalization, Course of Illness and Management of Dengue Patients [mean (SD)].
| Characteristics | DF | DHF | N | p value1 |
| Days of fever (at presentation) | 5.82 (2.7) | 8.83 (6.2) | 299 | <0.001 |
| Length of stay (days) | 3.56 (1.4) | 4.90 (2.5) | 299 | <0.001 |
| Fluid administered (liters) | 3.36 (2.1) | 5.45 (5) | 253 | 0.001 |
| Number of blood transfusions | 1.3 (1) | 2.2 (2.1) | 78 | 0.073 |
| Number of platelet transfusions | 1.23 (0.4) | 1.5 (1) | 54 | 0.494 |
1
p value was calculated by non-parametric (Mann-Whitney U) test; p value less than 0.05 was considered as significant.