Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 246 Study Patients
From: Clinical significance of hypoalbuminemia in outcome of patients with scrub typhus
Characteristics | Group I | Group II | P † |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD, years | 71.4 ± 10.6 | 60.7 ± 12.2 | <0.001 |
Sex | |||
Male | 22 (38.6) | 62 (32.8) | 0.311 |
Female | 35 (61.4) | 127 (67.2) | |
Underlying disease | |||
Diabetes Mellitus | 2 (3.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0.660 |
Hypertension | 16 (28.1) | 45 (23.8) | 0.734 |
Chronic hepatitis B | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.6) | 0.997 |
Chronic hepatitis C | 2 (3.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0.288 |
Clinical manifestations | |||
Chills | 47 (82.5) | 166 (87.8) | 0.658 |
Sore throat | 9 (15.8) | 30 (15.9) | 0.453 |
Headache | 35 (61.4) | 124 (65.6) | 0.566 |
Myalgia | 38 (66.7) | 117 (61.9) | 0.546 |
Arthralgia | 0 (0.0) | 11 (5.8) | 0.997 |
Cough | 20 (35.1) | 66 (34.9) | 0.600 |
Dyspnea | 26 (45.6) | 38 (20.1) | 0.012 |
Nausea/vomiting | 24 (42.1) | 71 (37.6) | 0.297 |
Abdominal pain | 24 (42.1) | 55 (29.1) | 0.103 |
Skin rash | 38 (66.7) | 123 (65.1) | 0.639 |
Eschar | 42 (73.7) | 131 (69.3) | 0.191 |
Lymphadenopathy | 3 (5.3) | 20 (10.6) | 0.434 |
Conjunctivitis | 5 (8.8) | 24 (12.7) | 0.759 |