Table 2 Distribution of clinical variables by age group
Variables | Abbreviations | ≤18 years old n = 162 (%) | > 18 years old n = 361 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Nausea/ vomiting | nau/vom | 96 (59.2) | 142 (39.3) |
Rash | rash | 69 (42.6) | 177 (49) |
History of abdominal pain | abpainhist | 80 (49.4) | 118 (32.7) |
Myalgia | myal | 101 (62.3) | 285 (79) |
Arthralgia | athral | 47 (29) | 193 (53.4) |
Pain behind the eyes (retro-orbital eye pain) | retpain | 58 (32.1) | 199 (55.1) |
+ tourniquet test | tourniq+ | 5 (3.1) | 6 (1.6) |
Petechiae | pet | 62 (38.3) | 96 (26.6) |
Leukopenia | leukop | 82 (50.6) | 175 (48.5) |
Abdominal pain or tenderness | abpain.ws+ | 79 (48.8) | 113 (31.3) |
Persistent vomiting | pvom.ws | 91 (56.2) | 124 (34.3) |
Clinical fluid accumulation (pleural effusion/ascites) | cfa.ws | 50 (31) | 32 (8.8) |
Mucosal bleed | bleed.ws | 53 (32.7) | 79 (21.8) |
Lethargy, restlessness | letha/rest.ws | 16 (9.9) | 19 (5.2) |
Liver enlargement > 2 cm | liveren.ws | 35 (21.6) | 31 (8.6) |
Increase hematocrit + decrease of platelet count | hto/plt.ws | 40 (24.7) | 41 (11.3) |
Dehydration | dehyd.spl a | 37 (22.8) | 84 (23.2) |
Edema | edema.spl | 16 (9.9) | 23 (6.4) |
Hypotension | hypo.spl | 15 (9.2) | 17 (4.7) |
Narrow pulse pressure < 20 mmHg, | pp < 20 mmHg.spl | 5 (3) | 6 (1.6) |
Cold clammy skin/cyanosis | coldskin.spl | 8 (5) | 9 (2.5) |
Rapid and weak pulse | rwp.spl | 10 (6.1) | 11 (3) |
Slow capillary filling | scf.spl | 16 (9.9) | 15 (4.1) |
Respiratory distress | respdist.spl | 15 (9.2) | 19 (5.2) |
Severe bleeding | severeb | 28 (17.3) | 37 (10.2) |
Impaired consciousness | neuro.soi b | 4 (2.4) | 18 (5) |
Aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase > = 1000 | alt/ast > 1000.soi | 3 (1.8) | 4 (1.1) |