Table 2.
Clinical manifestations of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in confirmed cases, Jeju Province, Korea, 2014-2018
| Categories | Fatal (n=6) | Non-fatal (n=49) | Total (n=55) | 95% CI of proportion |
p-value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL | UL | |||||
| Fever | 5 (83.3) | 41 (83.7) | 46 (83.6) | 71.2 | 92.2 | 0.98 |
| Fatigue | 3 (50.0) | 17 (34.7) | 20 (36.4) | 23.8 | 50.5 | 0.47 |
| Anorexia | 2 (33.3) | 15 (30.6) | 17 (30.9) | 19.1 | 44.8 | 0.89 |
| Myalgia | 0 (0.0) | 25 (51.0) | 25 (45.5) | 32.0 | 59.5 | 0.02 |
| Headache | 0 (0.0) | 16 (32.7) | 16 (29.1) | 17.6 | 42.9 | 0.10 |
| Arthralgia | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.1) | 2 (3.6) | 0.4 | 12.5 | 0.62 |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | ||||||
| Nausea | 1 (16.7) | 17 (34.7) | 18 (32.7) | 20.7 | 46.7 | 0.38 |
| Vomiting | 1 (16.7) | 8 (16.3) | 9 (16.4) | 7.8 | 28.8 | 0.98 |
| Diarrhea | 2 (33.3) | 20 (40.8) | 22 (40.0) | 27.0 | 54.1 | 0.73 |
| Abdominal pain | 0 (0.0) | 6 (12.2) | 6 (10.9) | 4.1 | 22.2 | 0.37 |
| Respiratory system symptoms | ||||||
| Cough | 1 (16.7) | 3 (6.1) | 4 (7.3) | 2.0 | 17.6 | 0.35 |
| Sputum | 1 (16.7) | 3 (6.1) | 4 (7.3) | 2.0 | 17.6 | 0.35 |
| Nervous system symptoms | ||||||
| Mental deterioration | 1 (16.7) | 3 (6.1) | 4 (7.3) | 2.0 | 17.6 | 0.35 |
| Bleeding tendency | ||||||
| Melena | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.1) | 2 (3.6) | 0.4 | 12.5 | 0.62 |
| Hematuria | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (1.8) | 0.0 | 9.69 | 0.73 |
| Hemorrhagia | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.1) | 2 (3.6) | 0.4 | 12.5 | 0.62 |
| Others | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.1) | 3 (5.5) | 1.2 | 15.2 | 0.54 |
| Enlarged-lymph nodes | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.1) | 3 (5.5) | 1.2 | 15.2 | 0.54 |
| Other symptoms | 1 (16.7) | 4 (8.2) | 5 (9.1) | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0.50 |
| Leukopenia | 5 (83.3) | 44 (89.8) | 49 (89.1) | 77.8 | 95.9 | 0.63 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 6 (100) | 41 (83.7) | 47 (85.5) | 73.7 | 93.7 | 0.29 |
CI, confidence interval; LL, lower limit; UL, upper limit.
1
Fisher exact test.