Table 2 Comparison of demographic data and outcomes in ED and outpatient cohorts with and without warning signs
From: Utility of warning signs in guiding admission and predicting severe disease in adult dengue
| ED (N = 123) | Outpatients (N = 376) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS + ve (N = 69) | WS -ve (N = 54) | P-value | WS + ve (N = 203) | WS -ve (N = 173) | P-value | |
| Male | 50 (72.5) | 42 (77.8) | 0.64 | 162 (79.8) | 142 (82) | 0.67 |
| Age (years) | 36 (23, 53) | 37 (21, 60) | 0.88 | 34 (22, 47) | 32 (32, 48) | 0.68 |
| Illness day on recruitment | 6 (3, 8) | 6 (3, 8) | 0.36 | 6 (3, 8) | 6 (4, 9) | 0.06 |
| DHF I-IV | 45 (65.2) | 23 (42.6) | 0.02 | 55 (27.0) | 15 (8.7) | <0.001 |
| DSS (DHF III, IV) | 6 (8.1) | 1 (1.9) | NA | 6 (3.0) | 0 | NA |
| SD | 7 (10.1) | 0 | NA | 13 (6.4) | 0 | NA |
| Admission | NA | NA | 52 (25.5) | 25 (14.5) | 0.01 | |