From: Cardiac evaluation in adults with dengue virus infection by serial echocardiography
Characteristics | With biomarker elevation (n = 6) | Without biomarker elevation (n = 75) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, (years), mean ± SD | 28.7 ± 6.2 | 33.3 ± 14.0 | 0.156a |
Male sex (n,%) | 5 (83.3%) | 32 (42.7%) | 0.088c |
Dengue classification | 0.026c | ||
 Dengue fever (n,%) | 0 (0%) | 39 (52.0%) |  |
 Dengue haemorrhagic fever (n,%) | 6 (100%) | 36 (48.0%) |  |
  Grade I or II (n, %) | 4 (66.7%) | 35 (46.7%) |  |
  Grade III or IV (n, %) | 2 (33.3%) | 1 (1.3%) |  |
Underlying diseases (n, %) | 2 (33.3%) | 10 (13.3%) | 0.215c |
 Diabetes mellitus (n, %) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.7%) | 0.999c |
 Hypertension (n, %) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.7%) | 0.999c |
 Dyslipidaemia (n, %) | 1 (16.7%) | 2 (2.7%) | 0.209c |
Fever duration (days), mean ± SD | 3.5 ± 1.38 | 3.85 ± 1.16 | 0.480a |
WBC, median (IQR), × 103 /μL | 5.3 (3.9,9.5) | 4.5(3.3,5.7) | 0.283d |
Haemoglobin, median (IQR), g/dL | 14.6 (11.2, 15.2) | 13.3 (12.5, 14.8) | 0.780d |
Haematocrit, median (IQR), % | 42.2 (31.6, 42.9) | 39.7 (37.1, 43.1) | 0.964d |
Platelet counts, median (IQR), × 103/μL | 60.0(27.3,83.8) | 53.0(30.0,83.3) | 0.857d |
Creatinine, median (IQR), mg/dl | 0.81 (0.67, 1.50) | 0.72 (0.61, 0.83) | 0.199d |
Troponin-T elevation (n,%) | 3 (50.0%) | 0 (0%) |  < 0.001c |
CK-MB elevation (n,%) | 5 (83.3%) | 0 (0%) |  < 0.001c |
Patients with cardiac involvement (n,%) | 6 (100%) | 12 (16%) |  < 0.001c |