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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population on admission

From: Fluid requirement in adult dengue haemorrhagic fever patients during the critical phase of the illness: an observational study

Patient characteristic

Group 1

(≤M + 5% deficit)

n = 35

Group 2

(>M + 5% deficit)

n = 80

P value

Agea

30.0 (21–37)

26.0 (19.25–38.5)

0.39

Gender, n (%)

 Male

23 (65.7)

42 (52.5)

0.19

 Female

12 (34.3)

38 (47.5)

Weight (kg)a

55 (50–67.5)

66.5 (55–157)

0.30

Height (cm)a

157.5 (150–168.2)

155 (80–166)

0.58

BMI (kg/m2)a

20.76 (19.45–23.65)

22.75 (20.22–26.21)

0.03

Day of illness on admission, n (%)

  < 3

8 (22.9)

21 (26.25)

0.16

 3–4

23 (65.7)

56 (70.0)

  ≥ 5

4 (11.4)

3 (3.75)

Symptoms on admission, n (%)

 Fever

35 (100)

80 (100)

 Headache

25 (71.43)

72 (90)

0.01

 Nausea

18 (51.43)

54 (67.5)

0.10

 Vomiting

16 (45.71)

50 (62.5)

0.09

 Abdominal pain

9 (25.71)

18 (22.5)

0.69

Laboratory parameters

 WBC (×103)a

3.6 (2.64–5.76)

3.85 (2.99–4.77)

0.44

 PCV

41.84 (4.85)

41.35 (4.92)

0.49

 Platelet (×109)a

103.0 (66–166)

92.0 (63.25–140.75)

0.62

 SGOTa

109 (77–178)

98.5 (69.75–257.5)

0.89

 SGPTa

72 (54–123)

64 (38.25–156.25)

0.73

  1. Mean and the standard deviation or frequency (%) shown unless specified otherwise. aMedian (IQR) given for skewed data and the non-parametric test (Mann-Whitney U test) used for analysis