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Table 3 Clinical presentations of the chikungunya patients according to diagnosis (n = 432)

From: Chikungunya outbreak in Bangladesh (2017): sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients from three hotspots

Clinical presentation

Confirmed cases, n (%)

Probable cases, n (%)

p value

Fever

69 (87.3)

344 (97.4)

0.001

Joint pain

79 (100.0)

336 (95.2)

0.030

Joint swelling

68 (86.1)

145 (41.1)

< 0.001

Muscle ache

36 (45.6)

180 (51.0)

0.228

Fatigue

24 (30.4)

204 (57.8)

< 0.001

Headache

12 (15.2)

153 (43.3)

< 0.001

Eye ache

0 (0.0)

32 (9.1)

0.001

Rash

35 (44.3)

166 (47.0)

0.378

Nausea

5 (6.3)

127 (36.0)

< 0.001

Vomiting

5 (6.3)

125 (35.4)

< 0.001

Diarrhea

0 (0.0)

38 (10.7)

< 0.001

Chills

0 (0.0)

14 (3.9)

0.056

Cough

2 (2.5)

46 (13.0)

0.003

Abdominal pain

0 (0.0)

58 (16.4)

< 0.001