Table 1 Characteristics of the patients
Variable | Categories | Non-severe n (%) | Severe n (%) | p | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total N (%) | Â | 135 (71.1) | 55 (28.9) | Â | 190 (100) |
Age in years | Mean (SD) | 9.4 ± 3.8 | 7.4 ± 3.1 | < 0.001 | 8.8 ± 3.7 |
Age group | <  5 | 16 (11.9) | 11 (20.0) |  | 27 (14.2) |
5–9 | 48 (35.6) | 29 (52.7) |  | 77 (40.5) | |
10–14 | 71 (52.6) | 15 (27.3) |  | 86 (45.3) | |
Sex | Female | 58 (43.0) | 28 (51.9) | 0.268 | 86 (45.5) |
Male | 77 (57.0) | 26 (48.1) | Â | 103 (54.5) | |
Monthly Family Income (BDT) | < 15,000 | 37 (30.8) | 21 (40.4) | 0.282 | 58 (33.7) |
15,000- < 25,000 | 49 (40.8) | 21 (40.4) |  | 70 (40.7) | |
25,000- < 50,000 | 25 (20.8) | 9 (17.3) |  | 34 (19.8) | |
50,000- < 100,000 | 8 (6.7) | 0 |  | 8 (4.7) | |
> 100,000 | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.9) |  | 2 (1.2) | |
Residence | Flat | 81 (60.9) | 26 (49.1) | 0.355 | 107 (57.5) |
Tin shade | 41 (30.8) | 24 (45.3) | Â | 65 (34.9) | |
Single storied house | 8 (6.0) | 3 (5.7) | Â | 11 (5.9) | |
Slum | 2 (1.5) | 0 | Â | 2 (1.1) | |
Other | 1 (0.8) | 0 | Â | 1 (0.5) | |
Blood group | A+ | 13 (16.0) | 7 (18.9) | 0.896 | 20 (16.9) |
AB- | 1 (1.2) | 0 | Â | 1 (0.8) | |
AB+ | 10 (12.3) | 5 (13.5) | Â | 15 (12.7) | |
B- | 4 (4.9) | 1 (2.7) | Â | 5 (4.2) | |
B+ | 18 (22.2) | 11 (29.7) | Â | 29 (24.6) | |
O- | 1 (1.2) | 0 | Â | 1 (0.8) | |
O+ | 34 (42.0) | 13 (35.1) | Â | 47 (39.8) | |
History of Dengue/ Chikungunya | 1: Dengue | 2 (1.7) | 1 (1.4) | 0.450 | 3 (1.6) |
2: Chikungunya | 12 (8.9) | 5 (3.6) | Â | 14 (7.4) | |
Neither | 121 (89.6) | 52 (94.5) | Â | 173 (91.1) | |
Classification by severity | Group A (Dengue) | 39 (28.9) | 0 | < 0.001 | 39 (20.5) |
Group B (Dengue with warning signs) | 96 (71.1) | 0 | Â | 96 (50.5) | |
Group C (Severe dengue) | 0 | 55 (100.0) | Â | 55 (28.9) | |
Classification by symptom | DF | 121 (89.6) | 0 | < 0.001 | 121 (63.7) |
DHF | 12 (8.9) | 7 (12.7) | Â | 19 (10.0) | |
DSS | 1 (0.7) | 43 (78.2) | Â | 44 (23.2) | |
EDS | 1 (0.7) | 5 (9.1) | Â | 6 (3.2) |