Research Article
Frequency and Clinical Features of Dengue Infection in a Schoolchildren Cohort from Medellin, Colombia
Table 2
Sociodemographics characteristics of the cohort of schoolchildren with dengue acute infection and other febrile illness, Medellin, Colombia.
| | Other febrile illness | Dengue acute infection | Total | Characteristics | | | | | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| Schools | | | | | | | Public A | 23 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 8.7 | Public B | 166 | 91.2 | 16 | 8.8 | 182 | 68.9 | Private C | 52 | 88.1 | 7 | 11.9 | 59 | 22.3 |
| Total | 241 | 91.3 | 23 | 8.7 | 264 | 100.0 |
| Sex | | | | | | | Male | 91 | 90.1 | 10 | 9.9 | 101 | 38.3 | Female | 150 | 92.0 | 13 | 8.0 | 163 | 61.7 |
| Age (years) | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 6 | 13 | 76.5 | 4 | 23.5 | 17 | 6.4 | 7 | 13 | 92.9 | 1 | 7.1 | 14 | 5.3 | 8 | 8 | 72.7 | 3 | 27.3 | 11 | 4.2 | 9 | 29 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 11.0 | 10 | 24 | 92.3 | 2 | 7.7 | 26 | 9.8 | 11 | 27 | 93.1 | 2 | 6.9 | 29 | 11.0 | 12 | 39 | 92.9 | 3 | 7.1 | 42 | 15.9 | 13 | 22 | 84.6 | 4 | 15.4 | 26 | 9.8 | 14 | 30 | 93.8 | 2 | 6.3 | 32 | 12.1 | 15 | 17 | 89.5 | 2 | 10.5 | 19 | 7.2 | 16 | 10 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3.8 | 17 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.3 | Mean ± SD (range) years old | 11.4±2.8 (5–17) | (6–15) | (5–17) |
| Ethnic group | | | | | | | Mestizo | 227 | 91.2 | 22 | 8.8 | 249 | 94.3 | Afrodescendant | 14 | 93.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 15 | 5.7 |
| Socioeconomic status | | | | | | Low | 161 | 92.5 | 13 | 7.5 | 174 | 65.9 | Medium | 70 | 88.6 | 9 | 11.4 | 79 | 29.9 | High | 10 | 90.9 | 1 | 9.1 | 11 | 4.2 |
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