Epidemiological Investigation of the 2019 Dengue Outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Table 3

Laboratory parameters of the dengue patients (n = 369).

Continuous data	Median	IQR
HCT (%)	40.4	6.6
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	13.4	2.4
Platelet (cells × 10^3 cells/μL)	70.0	115
WBC (cells × 10^3 cells/μL)	4.2	3.4
Bilirubin (mg/dl)	1.2	1.58
ALT	110.0	12
AST	78.0	118
Serum creatinine	1.0	0.4
Categorical data	n	%
NS1
Positive	330	89.43
Negative	39	10.57
IgM
Positive	39	10.57
Negative	330	89.43
IgG
Positive	25	6.78
Negative	344	93.22
HCT (%)
≤48	303	82.11
>48	66	17.89
Hemoglobin (g/dl)
≥12	306	82.93
<12	63	17.07
Platelet (cells × 10^3 cells/μL)
≥100	154	41.73
<100	215	58.27
WBC (cells × 10^3 cells/μL)
≥5	180	48.78
<5	189	51.22
Bilirubin (mg/dl)
<2	363	98.37
≥2	6	1.63
ALT (IU/l)
<50	214	57.99
≥50	155	42.01
AST (IU/l)
<50	253	68.56
≥50	116	31.44
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)
<1.2	337	91.33
≥1.2	32	8.67

HCT, hematocrit; WBC, white blood cell; NS1 Ag, nonstructural antigen-1; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.