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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample according to diagnosis of dengue or non-dengue

From: Clinical and laboratory features that discriminate dengue from other febrile illnesses: a diagnostic accuracy study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

Dengue

Non-dengue

p valuea

(N = 69)

(N = 73)

Sex, n (%)

 

 Male

45

(65.2)

35

(47.9)

0.028

 Female

24

(34.8)

38

(52.1)

 

Age in years, median (IR)

31.0

(23–41)

33.2

(24–39)

NS

Period, n (%)

 

 Epidemic

49

(71.0)

37

(50.7)

0.010

 Endemic

20

(29.0)

36

(49.3)

 

Health unit, n (%)

 

 IPEC

62

(89.9)

62

(84.9)

NS

 HMLJ

7

(10.1)

11

(15.1)

 
  1. NOTE. – a Chi-square test for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney test for continuous variables; IR = Interquartile range.
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