Table 1 Epidemiological characteristics of the overall, RV+ and RV- children and possible risk factors of RVGE
Total N = 456 n (%) | RV + N = 201 n (%) | RV – N = 253 n (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 236 (51.9) | 95 (47.3) | 140 (55.6) | 0.079 |
Female | 219 (48.1) | 106 (52.7) | 112 (44.4) | ||
Age-groups (3-groups) | 0–12 | 166 (36.4) | 79 (39.3) | 87 (34.4) | 0.063 |
12–24 | 184 (40.4) | 86 (42.8) | 97 (38.3) | ||
24–36 | 106 (23.2) | 36 (17.9) | 69 (27.3) | ||
Age-groups (5-groups) | 0–2 | 10 (2.2) | 4 (2.0) | 6 (2.4) | 0.028 |
2–6 | 42 (9.2) | 14 (7.0) | 28 (11.1) | ||
6–12 | 114 (25.0) | 61 (30.3) | 53 (20.9) | ||
12–24 | 184 (40.4) | 86 (42.8) | 97 (38.3) | ||
24–36 | 106 (23.2) | 36 (17.9) | 69 (27.3) | ||
RV vaccination | Complete | 109 (24.5) | 20 (10.0) | 89 (36.6) | 0.001 |
Partial | 15 (3.4) | 2 (1.0) | 13 (5.3) | ||
None | 321 (72.1) | 179 (89.1) | 141 (58.0) | ||
Breastfeeding | Yes | 376 (83.0) | 171 (85.9) | 204 (80.6) | 0.137 |
Continue with breastfeeding | Yes | 51 (13.6) | 30 (17.5) | 21 (10.3) | 0.041 |
Number of previous episodes of AGE | 1 | 80 (52.3) | 41 (67.2) | 39 (42.9) | 0.045 |
2 | 42 (27.5) | 13 (21.3) | 29 (27.5) | ||
3 | 18 (11.8) | 5 (8.2) | 13 (11.8) | ||
>3 | 13a (8.5) | 2 (3.2) | 10 (11.0) | ||
Previous hospitalizations for AGE | Yes | 9 (2.0) | 3 (1.5) | 6 (2.4) | 0.737 |
Attendance at day care center (currently) | Yes | 210 (46.6) | 80 (40.2) | 128 (51.2) | 0.020 |