Table 2. Summary of body weight loss and signs of DENV-induced neurovirulence in WT and SK1-/- mice and analysed by Fisher’s exact test.
| Criteria | Mice strains | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT | SK1-/- | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Body weight loss | |||||
| Weight loss | 15 | 88.24 | 12 | 92.31 | 0.999 |
| No weight loss | 2 | 11.76 | 1 | 7.69 | |
| % Body weight loss | |||||
| < 7% | 8 | 53.33 | 2 | 16.67 | 0.107 |
| > 7% | 7 | 46.67 | 10 | 83.33 | |
| Days pi onset loss | |||||
| < 7 dpi | 3 | 20.00 | 5 | 41.67 | 0.398 |
| ≥ 7 dpi | 12 | 80.00 | 7 | 58.33 | |
| Appearance of neurovirulence | |||||
| Neurovirulence | 10 | 58.82 | 9 | 69.23 | 0.708 |
| No neurovirulence | 7 | 41.18 | 4 | 30.77 | |