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Table 1 Patient characteristics and clinical parameters

From: Dengue score as a diagnostic predictor for pleural effusion and/or ascites: external validation and clinical application

Characteristic

Number of patients (N = 207)

Agea

33 (23–46)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

91 (44)

 Female

116 (56)

Dengue score, n (%)

 0

37 (17.9)

 1

46 (22.2)

 2

38 (18.4)

 3

55 (26.6)

 4

31 (15.0)

Hemoconcentration, n (%)

  ≤ 20%

172 (83.1)

  > 20%

35 (16.9)

Severe thrombocytopenia, n (%)

 

 ≥10,000/μL

182 (87.9)

  < 10,000/μL

25 (12.1)

Severe dengue, n (%)

 

 AST ≥ 1000

5 (2.4)

 DSS

4 (1.9)

 Respiratory distress

4 (1.9)

 Severe bleeding

3 (1.4)

 Organ failure

3 (1.4)

Length of stay, n (%)

  ≤ 5 days

101 (48.8)

  > 5 days

106 (51.2)

Abdominal USG, n (%)

 Absence of pleural effusion and/or ascites

101 (48.8)

 Presence of pleural effusion and/or ascites

106 (51.2)

  1. aData presented as median (interquartile range)