Table 1 Demographic and serological characteristics of patients with acute dengue symptoms from the city of Cambé, Paraná, Brazil, 2012-2014.

From: Epidemiological study on dengue in southern Brazil under the perspective of climate and poverty

Parameters

DV+

DV−

p value

Patients

 

878 (100%)

249 (28%)

629 (72%)

Serology

NS1+

NS1−

184 (21%)

694 (79%)

184 (100%)

65 (9%)

0 (0%)

629 (91%)

IgM+

IgM−

124 (14%)

754 (86%)

124 (100%)

125 (17%)

0 (0%)

629 (83%)

IgG+

IgG−

170 (19%)

708 (81%)

73 (43%)

176 (25%)

97 (57%)

532 (75%)

<10−5

Gender

Female

Male

464 (53%)

414 (47%)

122 (26%)

127 (31%)

342 (74%)

287 (69%)

0.150

Ethnic/skin color

White

Pardo

Black

Yellow

Indigenous

489 (56%)

144 (16%)

49 (6%)

8 (1%)

2 (< 1%)

139 (28%)

34 (24%)

17 (35%)

1 (12%)

2 (100%)

350 (72%)

110 (76%)

32 (65%)

7 (88%)

0 (0%)

0.071

Not informed

186 (21%)

56 (30%)

130 (70%)

Age (years)

 

28 ± 17

32 ± 18

26 ± 16

<10−5

Pressure

SBP (mmHg)

DBP (mmHg)

MBP (mmHg)

109 ± 17

72 ± 12

85 ± 13

109 ± 16

72 ± 12

84 ± 12

110 ± 17

73 ± 13

85 ± 13

0.704

0.229

0.359

  1. DV+ and DV− (positive and negative for dengue virus); NS1 (non-structural protein 1); Ig (immunoglobulin);
  2. SBP (systolic blood pressure); DBP (diastolic blood pressure) and MBP (mean blood pressure).