Table 4.
Clinical presentations of the chikungunya patients according to age and sex (n = 432)
| Clinical presentation | Age | Sex | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 18 | 18–59 | > 59 | p value | Male | Female | p value | |
| Fever | 38 (97.4) | 350 (95.1) | 25 (100.0) | 0.770 | 212 (94.6) | 201 (96.6) | 0.313 |
| Joint pain | 35 (89.7) | 355 (96.5) | 25 (100.0) | 0.102 | 212 (94.6) | 203 (97.6) | 0.115 |
| Joint swelling | 10 (25.6) | 191 (51.9) | 12 (48.0) | 0.007 | 101 (45.1) | 112 (53.8) | 0.069 |
| Muscle ache | 24 (61.5) | 180 (48.9) | 12 (48.0) | 0.322 | 106 (47.3) | 110 (52.9) | 0.248 |
| Fatigue | 18 (46.1) | 197 (53.5) | 13 (52.0) | 0.675 | 115 (51.3) | 113 (54.3) | 0.534 |
| Headache | 18 (46.1) | 141 (38.3) | 6 (24.0) | 0.205 | 81 (36.2) | 84 (40.4) | 0.367 |
| Eye ache | 2 (5.1) | 29 (7.9) | 1 (4.0) | 0.787 | 17 (7.6) | 15 (7.2) | 0.881 |
| Rash | 13 (33.3) | 181 (49.2) | 7 (28.0) | 0.026 | 93 (41.5) | 108 (51.9) | 0.030 |
| Nausea | 12 (30.7) | 113 (30.7) | 7 (28.0) | 0.960 | 65 (29.0) | 67 (32.2) | 0.472 |
| Vomiting | 12 (30.7) | 111 (30.2) | 7 (28.0) | 0.970 | 64 (28.5) | 66 (31.7) | 0.474 |
| Diarrhea | 4 (10.2) | 32 (8.7) | 2 (8.0) | 0.938 | 23 (10.3) | 15 (7.2) | 0.262 |
| Chills | 0 (0.0) | 13 (3.5) | 1 (4.0) | 0.489 | 5 (2.2) | 9 (4.3) | 0.219 |
| Cough | 4 (10.2) | 42 (11.4) | 2 (8.0) | 0.857 | 32 (14.3) | 16 (7.7) | 0.029 |
| Abdominal pain | 6 (15.4) | 48 (13.0) | 4 (16.0) | 0.853 | 30 (13.4) | 28 (13.5) | 0.983 |