Table 4. Comparison of the hospital stay length and costs according to the dengue classification and the type of health care system.
| Length of hospital stay (days) | U-test | Total1 | Costs (US$) | U-test | Total1 | |||
| Dengue classification | Public | Private | Public | Private | ||||
| WWS | ||||||||
| Median (IQR) | 3 (4-2) | 3 (4-2) | 0.8096 | 3(4-3) | 179.2 (193.3-169.8) | 389.4 (707.9-231.3) | <.0001 | 231.3(501.4-179.2) |
| Mean (± SD) | 3.1 (±1.8) | 3.3 (±1.9) | - | 3.2(±1.9) | 190.7 (±62.7) | 724.5 (±1380.6) | - | 534.1(±1135.4) |
| WS | ||||||||
| Median (IQR) | 3 (6-3) | 5(6-3) | 0.132 | 4(6-3) | 183.9 (212-169.8) | 608.2 (1101.6-463.6) | <.0001 | 223.8 (612.6-169.8) |
| Mean (± SD) | 4.6 (±3.8) | 4.8 (±2.3) | - | 4.7(±3.3) | 351.2 (±600.8) | 816.9 (±584) | - | 528.1 (±633.6) |
| SD | ||||||||
| Median (IQR) | 6 (11-3) | 5 (7-4) | 0.659 | 6(9-4) | 791.3 (2701.6-204.8) | 1142 (1744-601.5) | 0.3307 | 1092 (1867.9-482.6) |
| Mean (± SD) | 8.9 (±8.7) | 7.3 (±6.7) | - | 8 (±7.7) | 1723.9 (±2323.6) | 3078.5 (±5677.9) | - | 2466.8 (±4472.5) |
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– Public and Private.