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Table 3 Clinical signs and hematologic parameters according to definite diagnosis (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

 

Median (IR)

p valuea

 

Dengue

Non-dengue

 

Axillary temperature (°C)

37.1

37

NS

(36.5–38.2)

(36.5– 37.8)

 

Heart rate

84

80

NS

(78.0–90.0)

(72.0–91.0)

 

Respiratory rate

19

19

NS

(16.0–20.0)

(16.0–20.0)

 

MAP sitting (mmHg)

92.5

88.3

NS

(83.3–100.0)

(77.5–96.7)

 

MAP recumbent (mmHg)

93.3

93.3

NS

(83.3–102.5)

(83.3–97.9)

 

Hematocrit (%)

42

42.3

NS

(39.3–45.0)

(40.0–45.1)

 

Platelets (1000/mm3)

175

209

0.002

(121.5–218.0)

(171.0–237.5)

 

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

14.4

14.2

NS

(13.2–15.3)

(13.6–15.3)

 

Leukocytes (/mm3)

3600

6205

< 0.001

 

(2745–5015)

(4248–8718)

 
  1. NOTE. – IR = Interquartile range. a Non-parametric Mann-Whitney test. MAP = Mean arterial pressure.