Table 4.
Prevalence of warning signs at presentation.
| Warning Signs (WSs) | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall n = 700 |
All Inpatients n = 304 |
SD * n = 34 |
|
| Individual WS | |||
| Abdominal pain or tenderness | 154 (22.0) | 60 (19.7) | 18 (52.9) |
| Persistent Vomiting | 199 (28.4) | 54 (17.8) | 19 (55.9) |
| Hepatomegaly | 10 (1.4) | 19 (6.3) | 2 (5.9) |
| Clinical fluid accumulation | 8 (1.1) | 15 (4.9) | 5 (14.7) |
| Mucosal bleeding | 44 (6.3) | 23 (7.6) | 8 (23.5) |
| Abnormal platelet with abnormal HCT | 33 (4.7) | 71 (23.4) | 3 (8.8) |
| Lethargy | 112 (16.0) | 18 (5.9) | 12 (35.3) |
| WS Count | |||
| Any number of seven WSs | 331 (47.3) | 159 (52.3) | 31 (91.2) |
| Any one WS only | 167 (23.9) | 95 (31.3) | 12 (35.3) |
| Any two WSs combo only | 116 (16.6) | 39 (12.8) | 11 (32.4) |
| Any three WSs combo only | 34 (4.9) | 17 (5.6) | 1 (2.9) |
| Any four WSs combo only | 11 (1.6) | 4 (1.3) | 5 (14.7) |
| Any five WSs combo only | 3 (0.4) | 4 (1.3) | 2 (5.9) |
| Any six WSs combo only | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All seven WSs combo only | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* SD severe dengue.