Table 1.
Epidemiology.
| Parameter | Variables | Numbers | % | Nonsevere dengue | Severe dengue | Stats |
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| Age | <3 yrs | 15 | 15.4% | 15 | 0 | Mean age 8.7 yrs |
| 4–7 yrs | 22 | 22.6% | 21 | 1 | ||
| 8–11 yrs | 27 | 27.8% | 24 | 3 | ||
| >11 yrs | 33 | 34% | 24 | 9 | ||
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| Sex | Male | 75 | 77.3% | 66 | 9 | |
| Female | 22 | 22.7% | 18 | 4 | ||
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| Duration of hospitalisation | 0–3 days | 28 | 28.8% | 27 | 1 | Mean duration 3.8 days |
| 3–6 days | 62 | 63.9% | 57 | 5 | ||
| >6 days | 7 | 7.2% | 0 | 7 | ||
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| Day of admission | 0–3 days | 41 | 42.2% | 38 | 3 | Mean day 3.4 days |
| 3–6 days | 51 | 52.5% | 43 | 8 | ||
| >6 days | 5 | 5.1% | 3 | 2 | ||
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| Classification | Undifferentiated fever | 31 | 31.9% | |||
| DF (with and without warning signs) | 53 | 54.6% | ||||
| Severe dengue fever (DHF) | 13 | 13.4% | ||||