Risk Factors Associated with Fatal Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Adults: A Case Control Study

Table 4

Selected clinical and laboratory findings during hospital stay.

	Parameters	Controls n, (%)	Cases n, (%)	value	Odds ratio (95% CI)
1	CRP rise	23 (28.7)	15 (75)	0.001	1.652 (1.28–2.14)
2	Liver enzyme > 2 times	73 (91.2)	17 (85)	0.655	1.630 (0.19–14.15)
3	Liver enzyme > 500	5 (6.2)	14 (70)	0.0001	52.5 (12.52–220.1)
4	Platelet count < 10	8 (10)	5 (20)	0.074	3.0 (0.86–10.45)
5	Platelet count < 50	73 (91.2)	18 (90)	0.07	0.863 (0.16–4.51)
6	Albumin < 3.5 (g/L)	17 (21.2)	19 (95)	0.001	1.82 (1.32–2.51)
7	Creatinine rise	2 (2.4)	18 (90)	0.0001	103.5 (13.26–807.78)
8	Evidence of myocarditis	1 (1)	5 (25)	0.0001	0.158 (0.10–0.25)
9	MOD	0	19 (95)	0.0001
10	Ventilation	0	20 (100)	0.0001

CRP: C-reactive protein, MOD: multiorgan dysfunction.