Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis for risk factors or predictors of severe dengue in adults vs. children

Predictor	Estimate	Z	P-value	Adjusted odds ratio	95% CI
					Lower confidence limit	Upper confidence limit
Intercept	1.71	1.87	0.06	5.54	0.92	33.43
Male gender	0.34	0.85	0.39	1.40	0.64	3.05
Secondary dengue infection	0.79	2.19	0.02	2.20	1.09	4.44
Persistent vomiting	−0.72	−0.71	0.48	0.49	0.07	3.53
Shock	0.15	0.20	0.84	1.17	0.26	5.16
Bleeding	0.09	0.17	0.86	1.10	0.39	3.11
Clinical fluid accumulation	−1.75	−3.69	< 0.001	0.17	0.07	0.44
Organ failure	0.21	0.50	0.62	1.23	0.54	2.81
White blood cell count	0.08	0.83	0.40	1.08	0.90	1.29
Neutropenia	−0.90	−2.02	0.04	0.41	0.17	0.97