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. 2018 Oct 3;13(10):e0204143. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204143

Table 2. Association between dengue virus infection and, socio-demographic characteristics, population behavior and disease symptoms.

DENV positive patients (%) DENV negative patients (%) OR (CI 95%) P value
Sex Male 4 (50.0%) 38 (35.9%) 0.56 (0.13–3.36) 0.42
Female 4 (50.0%) 68 (64.2%)
Age range [0–19] 2 (25.0%) 44 (41.5%) 1.30 (0.25–6.78) 0.56
[20–39] 4 (50.0%) 34 (32.1%)
[40–59] 2 (25.0%) 14 (13.2%)
[60–79] 0 (0.0%) 11 (10.4%)
≥80 0 (0.0%) 3 (2.8%)
Insecticides Yes 4 (50.0%) 52 (40.1%) 1.04 (0.25–4.37) 0.96
No 4 (50.0%) 54 (50.9%)
Lodgings Yes 5 (62.5%) 84 (79.3%) 0.44 (0.1–1.97) 0.27
No 3 (37.5%) 22 (20.8%)
Clothing Exposed 3 (37.5%) 57 (53.8%) 1.94 (0.44–8.53) 0.37
Not exposed 5 (62.5%) 49 (46.2%)
Traveling Yes 2 (25.0%) 15 (14.2%) 2.02 (0.37–10.97) 0.41
No 6 (75.0%) 91 (85.9%)
Temperature <38° 0 (0.0%) 8 (7.6%) 1.08 (1.02–1.14) 0.42
≥38° 8 (100.0%) 98 (92.5%)
Duration of fever 1-5days 8 (100.0%) 104 (98.1%) 0.93 (0.88–0.98) 0.69
6-7days 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.9%)
Joint pain Yes 4 (50.0%) 52 (49.1%) 1.04 (0.25–4.37) 0.96
No 4 (50.0%) 54 (50.9%)
Muscle aches Yes 4 (50.0%) 39 (36.8%) 1.72 (0.41–7.26) 0.46
No 4 (50.0%) 67 (63.2%)
Vomiting Yes 2 (25.0%) 31 (29.3%) 0.81 (0.15–4.22) 0.79
No 6 (75.0%) 75 (70.8%)
Headache Yes 3 (37.5%) 46 (43.4%) 0.78 (0.18–3.45) 0.75
No 5 (62.5) 60 (56.6%)
Rash Yes 1 (12.5) 6 (5.7%) 2.38 (0.25–22.62) 0.44
No 7 (87.5%) 100 (94.3%)

DENV: Dengue virus; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence intervals.