Evaluation of the importance of fever with respect to dengue prognosis according to the 2009 WHO classification: a retrospective study

Table 2 Ordinal logistic regression (stereotype model)^a

	Dengue without warning signs vs. severe dengue			Dengue with warning signs vs. severe dengue
	β₁	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	β₂	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
Univariate
Fever
Yes^b		1.00			1.00
No	1.31	3.73	3.19–4.36	0.04	1.04	0.89–1.21
Time to treatment
> 7 days^b		1.00			1.00
≤ 7 days	0.80	2.23	1.78–2.80	−0.09	0.92	0.73–1.15
Multivariate
Fever
Yes^b		1.00			1.00
No	1.32	3.74	3.20–4.36	0.04	1.04	0.89–1.22
Time to treatment
> 7 days^b		1.00			1.00
≤ 7 days	0.02	1.02	0.98–1.07	0.0006	1.00	0.96–1.04

Deviance test: P > 0.05 for all models
^aDependent variable: 2009 World Health Organization guideline dengue classification
^bReference

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