Research Article

Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnant Dengue Patients in Mexico

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, and laboratory information for a cohort of pregnant dengue patients in Mexico.

Parameters Disease classificationP value
Dengue without warning signs 
Dengue with warning signs 
Severe dengue 
Mean (± standard deviation)

General information
 Age (years)25.7 ± 5.426.5 ± 5.424.2 ± 5.40.05
 Illness onset (weeks of gestation)27.5 ± 6.128.2 ± 6.933.1 ± 5.50.015
 Time in hospital (days)5.9 ± 1.46.3 ± 2.39.1 ± 4.20.009
cPhysiological parameters
 Arterial pressure (mm Hg)55.4 ±16.859.2 ± 15.471.8 ± 23.20.013
 Breathing rate (breaths per min.)18.2 ±1.718.0 ± 0.819.4 ± 2.00.05
 Heart rate (beats per min.)91.2 ±4.490.2 ± 5.496.3 ± 15.80.05
c,dBlood count
 Coagulation time: PT (sec) [.1–15.0]12.8 ± 1.913.0 ± 0.615.2 ± 3.60.042
 Coagulation time: PPT (sec) [.7–33.7]32.5 ± 5.133.8 ± 3.452.6 ± 74.60.05
 Hematocrit (%) [–47]36.5 ± 2.035.3 ± 2.436.1 ± 11.80.018
 Hemoglobin (g/dl) [–16]11.9 ± 0.711.6 ± 0.711.0 ± 1.20.001
 Leukocytes (×1000) (per µl) [–11]4.3 ± 0.64.7 ± 0.85.9 ± 1.60.001
 Platelets (×1000) (per µl) [–450]114.0 ± 20.1113.8 ± 15.482.1 ± 41.80.05
c,dMetabolic profile
 Creatinine (mg/dL) [.5–1.5]1.0 ± 0.30.8 ± 0.51.3 ± 0.80.05
 Glucose (mg/dL) [–120]91.7 ± 12.393.4 ± 6.2103.2 ± 21.00.05
 Urea (mg/dL) [.0–38.0]16.6 ± 8.313.7 ± 6.527.0 ± 20.90.05
c,dHepatic profile
 ALB (g/dl) [.0–5.0]2.9 ± 0.24.1 ± 5.54.4 ± 6.80.000
 ALT (IU/L) [–40]54.6 ± 44.162.5 ± 68.1261.9 ± 329.30.001
 AST (IU/L) [–48]85.6 ± 63.4107.9 ± 125.1469.0 ± 702.80.000
 DB (mg/dl) [.1–0.3]0.2 ± 0.20.2 ± 0.21.2 ± 1.30.000
 IB (mg/dl) [.1–0.4]0.2 ± 0.20.3 ± 0.20.8 ± 0.70.000
 LDH (UI/L) [–280]158.9 ± 114.0242.9 ± 190.4731.1 ± 752.10.000

One-way ANOVA test. Nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test, determined during the acute-phase of illness, and normal ranges are provided in square brackets. ALB: albumin, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, DB: direct bilirubin, IB: indirect bilirubin, LDH: lactate dehydrogenase, PT: Prothrombin time, and PPT: Prothrombin partial time.