Table 2.
Early clinical symptoms and complications of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome cases
| Variable | All (n = 208) | Nonfatal case (n = 189) | Fatal case (n = 19) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical symptoms, n (%) | ||||
| Fever | 203 (97.6) | 184 (97.4) | 19 (100.0) | 1.000* |
| Fatigue | 70 (33.7) | 63 (33.3) | 7 (36.8) | 0.758 |
| Chills | 60 (28.8) | 53 (28.0) | 7 (36.8) | 0.420 |
| Diarrhea | 49 (23.6) | 41 (21.7) | 8 (42.1) | 0.086 |
| Muscular soreness | 39 (18.8) | 36 (19.0) | 3 (15.8) | 0.969 |
| Nausea | 38 (18.3) | 34 (18.0) | 4 (21.1) | 0.986 |
| Vomiting | 28 (13.5) | 23 (12.2) | 5 (26.3) | 0.171 |
| Headache | 24 (11.5) | 24 (12.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.099 |
| Abdominal pain | 20 (9.6) | 18 (9.5) | 2 (10.5) | 1.000 |
| Conjunctival hemorrhage | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000* |
| Gingival bleeding | 4 (1.9) | 4 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000* |
| Complications, n (%) | ||||
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 38 (18.3) | 32 (16.9) | 6 (31.6) | 0.206 |
| Multiple-organ failure | 72 (34.6) | 61 (32.3) | 11 (57.9) | 0.025 |
| Central nervous syndrome | 63 (30.3) | 50 (26.5) | 13 (68.4) | < 0.001 |
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 77 (37.0) | 64 (33.9) | 13 (68.4) | 0.003 |
*
Fisher exact test.