Table 1.
Serotype distribution, demography and comorbidities of DENV infected patients
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| DENV serotypes | |
| Mono-infection | 222 (84.7) |
| DENV-1 | 170 (76.6) |
| DENV-2 | 44 (19.8) |
| DENV-3 | 7 (3.2) |
| DENV-4 | 1 (0.5) |
| Co-infection | 40 (15.3) |
| DENV-1/DENV-2 | 34 (85) |
| DENV-1/DENV-3 | 5 (12.5) |
| DENV-2/DENV-3 | 1 (2.5) |
| Race | |
| Malay | 157 (59.9) |
| Chinese | 34 (13) |
| Indian | 29 (11.1) |
| Foreign workers | 37 (14.1) |
| Others | 5 (1.9) |
| Male | 146 (55.7) |
| Age groups | |
| <18 | 38 (14.5) |
| 18-29 | 104 (39.7) |
| 30-39 | 64 (24.4) |
| 40-49 | 27 (10.3) |
| 50-59 | 17 (6.5) |
| >60 | 12 (4.6) |
| Pregnancy | 14 (5.3) |
| Comorbiditiesa | 52 (19.8) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 21 (8) |
| Hypertension | 15 (5.7) |
| Asthma | 14 (5.3) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 6 (2.3) |
| Blood disorderb | 4 (1.5) |
| Malignancyc | 4 (1.5) |
| Psychiatric disorders | 4 (1.5) |
| Othersd | 5 (1.9) |
aA patient may have more than one comorbidities
bIncludes G6PD deficiency (n = 2), beta-thalassaemia (n = 1), von Willebrand disease (n = 1)
cIncludes cancer of breast (n = 1), ear (n = 1), pancreas (n = 1), ovary (n = 1)
dOne patient each had- chronic obstructive airway disease, military tuberculosis, splenectomy, end stage renal failure, systemic lupus erythematosus