Table 2 Characteristics of rotavirus infected and uninfected children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis
From: Rotavirus gastroenteritis in Indian children < 5 years hospitalized for diarrhoea, 2012 to 2016
Variable | Rotavirus positive (N = 2069) | Rotavirus negative (N = 3765) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 1304 (63.0%) | 2339 (62.1%) | 0.52 |
Age, mean months ± SD | 15.02 ± 11.2 | 14.93 ± 12.5 | 0.8 |
Age group distribution | |||
< 1 year (0–11 months) | 992 (47.9%) | 1924 (51.1%) | 0.02 |
1 year to < 2 years (12–23 months) | 693 (33.5%) | 1051 (27.9%) | < 0.001 |
2 years to <5 years (24–59 months) | 384 (18.6%) | 790 (21%) | 0.03 |
Duration of hospital stay in days, mean ± SD | 3.2 ± 2.2 | 3.4 ± 2.9 | < 0.001 |
Temperature | 1273 (61.5%) | 2360 (62.7%) | 0.38 |
Vomiting | 1574 (76.1%) | 2490 (66.15%) | < 0.001 |
Vesikari score, mean ± SD | 11.1 ± 2.8 | 10.6 ± 3.0 | < 0.001 |
Disease severity by Vesikari score | |||
Mild (1–5) | 83 (4.01%) | 186 (4.94%) | 0.11 |
Moderate (6–10) | 685 (33.1%) | 1532 (40.6%) | < 0.001 |
Severe (11–15) | 1251 (60.4%) | 1947 (51.7%) | < 0.001 |
Very severe (16–20) | 50 (2.4%) | 100 (2.6%) | 0.58 |