Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the demography of recruited dengue patients
| Number (n – 86) |
% | Median + Q1-Q3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | – | 27.5 years (20–40) | |
| Body mass index | – | 20.98 kg/m2(18.89–24.51) | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 29 | 33.7 | |
| Male | 57 | 66.3 | |
| Province of residence | |||
| Colombo | 78 | 90.70 | |
| Gampaha | 6 | 6.98 | |
| Kaluthara | 1 | 1.16 | |
| Others | 1 | 1.16 | |
| Level of education | |||
| No schooling or primary education only | 12 | 13.95 | |
| Grade 6–10 | 12 | 13.95 | |
| Passed GCE O/L or equivalent | 26 | 30.23 | |
| Passed GCE A/L or equivalent | 18 | 20.93 | |
| Higher education | 11 | 12.79 | |
| Studying | 7 | 8.14 | |
| Level of income | |||
| No income | 24 | 27.91 | |
| Less than Rs 20,000 | 9 | 10.47 | |
| Between Rs 20000–30000 | 13 | 15.12 | |
| Between Rs 30000–40000 | 20 | 23.26 | |
| Between Rs 40000–50000 | 12 | 13.95 | |
| More than Rs 50000 | 8 | 9.30 | |
| Preexisting cor-morbidity | |||
| Diabetic Mellitus | 4 | 4.65 | |
| Hypertension | 8 | 9.30 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 4 | 4.65 | |
| IHD | 3 | 3.49 | |
| Smoking | 15 | 17.44 | |
| Alcohol consumption | 10 | 11.63 | |