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Table 2 Baseline characteristics at admission of patients with confirmed acute dengue.*

From: Dengue disease severity in Indonesian children: an evaluation of the World Health Organization classification system

Variable

All patients (n = 152)

Fatal cases (n = 6)

Age in years, median (IQR)

7 (5–10)

4 (4–6)

Male sex, n (%)

74 (49)

5 (83)

Duration of illness in days, median (IQR)

4 (3–4)

4 (4–5)

Haemorrhagic tendency, n (%) ¶

133 (88)

6 (100)

Positive tourniquet test, n (%)

103 (68)

3 (50)

Spontaneous haemorrhage, n (%) £

93 (61)

6 (100)

Hepatomegaly, n (%)

105 (69)

6 (100)

Systolic blood pressure in mmHg, median (IQR)

90 (80–100)

85 (68–93)

Hypotension for age, n (%) †

50 (33)

2 (33)

Pulse pressure <20 mmHg, n (%)

12 (8)

6 (100)

Pulse rate in beats/min, median (IQR)

120 (104–128)

130 (120–149)

Presence of pleural effusion, n (%) ‡

102 (67)

5 (83)

Haematocrit in %, median (IQR)

41 (36–45)

42 (35–47)

Platelet count in cells/mm3, median (IQR)

58.000 (37.000–85.000)

31.000 (27.000–76.000)

Platelet count ≤ 100.000 cells/mm3, n (%)

131 (86)

5 (83)

  1. * n, denotes number; IQR, denotes interquartile range
  2. ¶ haemorrhagic tendency was present when at least one of the following was present: a) positive tourniquet test, b) petechiae, ecchymoses or purpura, c) bleeding from the mucosa, gastrointestinal tract, injection sites or other locations, d) haematemesis or melena
  3. £ spontaneous haemorrhage was defined as all haemorrhagic manifestations not caused by a tourniquet test or venapuncture
  4. † hypotension is defined to be a systolic pressure of <80 mmHg for those <5 years of age, or <90 mmHg for those ≥ 5 years [2]
  5. ‡ the presence of pleural effusion was assessed through a chest X-ray
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