Development of Dengue Infection Severity Score

Table 2

Significant predictors of dengue infection severity and assigned item scores.

Predictors	Category	OR	95% CI	𝑃 value	Coefficient*	Score
Age (year)	>6	1.46	1.12–1.91	0.005	0.38	1
	≤6		Ref			0
Hepatomegaly	Yes	12.31	8.84–17.15	<0.001	2.51	8.5
	No		Ref			0
Hematocrit (%)	≥40	1.34	1.10–1.64	0.003	0.30	1
	<40		Ref			0
SBP (mmHg)	<90	1.70	1.32–2.17	<0.001	0.53	2
	≥90		Ref			0
White cell count (/µL)	>5000	1.40	1.13–1.75	0.002	0.34	1
	≤5000		Ref			0
Platelet (/µL)	≤50000	3.95	3.14–4.96	<0.001	1.37	4.5
	>50000		Ref			0

∗Coefficients from multivariable ordinal logistic regression. OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; ref: reference category; SBP: systolic blood pressure.