Table 2: Comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters between severe (n = 19) and non-severe (n = 12) dengue patients within two days of hospitalization.
| Parameters | Severe dengue | Non-severe dengue | P value |
| Clinical: | |||
| Age, years mean (SD) | 9.4 (2.48) | 8.8 (3.01) | 0.54 |
| Males, n (%); | 7 (36.8) | 7 (58.3) | 0.29 |
| Fever duration, days Mean (SD) | 3.79 (1.36) | 4.58 (1.78) | 0.171 |
| Abdominal pain, n (%); | 12 (63.2) | 10 (8.3) | 0.418 |
| Vomiting, n (%) | 16 (84.2) | 9 (75.0) | 0.653 |
| Rash, n (%) | 4 (21.1) | 4 (33.3) | 0.679 |
| Headache, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (8.3) | 0.387 |
| Body ache, n (%) | 3 (15.80 | 4 (33.3) | 0.384 |
| Petechiae, n (%) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (16.7) | 0.543 |
| Cough, n (%) | 2 (10.5) | 1 (8.3) | 1.00 |
| Epistaxis, n (%) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (8.3) | 1.00 |
| Hemetemesis, n (%) | 2 (10.5) | 2 (16.7) | 0.630 |
| Malaena, n (%) | 3 (15.8) | 0 | 0.265 |
| Flushing, n (%) | 2 (10.5) | 0 | 0.570 |
| Hepatomegaly, n (%) | 8 (42) | 4 (33.3) | 0.717 |
| Laboratory; | |||
| hsCRP (mg/L) Median (IQR) | 46.59 (34.77, 68.43) | 46.67 (24.33, 63.79) | 0.85 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL Mean (SD) | 12.51 (2.56) | 12.83 (2.04) | 0.715 |
| Total leucocyte count; × 103 cells/L Mean (SD) | 8284 (5891) | 5557 (2308) | 0.14 |
| Platelet count, × 109 cells/L Mean (SD); | 67447 ( 62476) | 33100 (21412) | 0.038 |
| Hematocrit, % Mean (SD); | 37.89 (7.89) | 39.0 (5.689) | 0.675 |
| Raised Serum urea n (%), | 5 (26.3) | 3 (25) | 1.000 |
| Deranged LFT n (%), | 15 (78.9) | 9 (75.0) | 1.000 |