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Table 1 Population distribution by age group

From: Evaluation of host and viral factors associated with severe dengue based on the 2009 WHO classification

Age group (years)

Non-severe dengue

Severe dengue

TOTAL

n

%

n

%

n

%

0–8

32

8.56

12

10.43

44

9.00

9–16**

83

22.19

40

34.78

123

25.15

17–24

100

26.74

29

25.22

129

26.38

25–32

46

12.30

18

15.65

64

13.09

33–40

41

10.96

11

9.57

52

10.63

41–48

26

6.95

3

2.61

29

5.93

49–56

24

6.42

1

0.87

25

5.11

57–64

14

3.74

0

0.00

14

2.86

65–72

7

1.87

1

0.87

8

1.64

73–80

1

0.27

0

0.00

1

0.20

Total

374

100.00%

115

100.00

489

100.00

  1. P = 0.0096, Fisher’s exact test. **The age group 9–16 is significantly more susceptible than the rest of the population to present the severe form of the disease.