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Table 2 Clinical characteristics and consequences of AGE overall and in RV positive and RV negative

From: Multicenter prospective study on the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children less than 3 years of age in Spain

 

Total N = 456 n (%)

RV + N = 201 n (%)

RV – N = 253 n (%)

p-value

Symptoms 24 h before the visit

Fever

229 (50.3)

123 (61.2)

105 (41.7)

0.001

Diarrhoea

424 (98.2)

193 (97.0)

247 (99.2)

0.147

Vomiting

249 (58.2)

132 (69.1)

116 (50.0)

0.001

Dehydration

59 (13.1)

40 (20.3)

19 (7.6)

0.001

Level of dehydrationb

   

0.05

 A

169 (86.0)

76 (80.9)

84 (91.3)

 B

12 (6.5)

10 (10.6)

2 (2.2)

 C

14 (7.5)

8 (8.5)

6 (6.5)

Hydration Treatment

255 (60.6)

129 (68.3)

125 (54.3)

0.004

Relatives with similar symptoms

131 (29.3)

63 (32.1)

68 (27.3)

0.267

VIKIA test (at the visit)

411 (93.2)

180 (93.3)

229 (93.1)

0.943

Patient referral

19 (4.2)

8 (4.0)

11 (4.4)

0.837

 Emergency department

6 (31.6)

1 (12.2)

5 (45.5)

0.177

 Hospital

7 (87.5)

6 (54.5)

Symptoms and severity of the current AGE episode

Fever

224 (54.1)

110 (60.1)

114 (49.8)

0.03

Diarrhoea

442 (96.9)

197 (98.0)

243 (96.0)

0.230

Vomiting

249 (55.6)

130 (65.0)

118 (48.0)

0.001

Level of dehydrationb

   

0.051

 A

302 (93.2)

138 (90.2)

162 (95.9)

 B

8 (2.5)

7 (4.6)

1 (0.6)

 C

14 (4.3)

8 (5.2)

6 (3.6)

Hospitalization

15 (5.0)a

10 (6.7)a

5 (3.3)a

0.007

Number of visits to the emergency department

   

0.006

 1

93 (25.9)

55 (33.1)

38 (19.8)

 2

21 (5.8)

11 (6.6)

9 (4.7)

  ≥ 3

4 (1.1)

3 (1.8)

1 (0.5)

Consequences of AGE

New relatives infected

157 (35.2)

95 (48.0)

62 (25.1)

0.001

Child cries more than usually

276 (61.3)

147 (73.5)

128 (51.4)

0.001

Child is distressed

303 (67.3)

153 (76.5)

149 (59.8)

0.001

Child plays less than usually

264 (59.1)

143 (71.9)

120 (48.6)

0.001

Child is more tired than usually

291 (64.7)

155 (77.5)

135 (54.2)

0.001

Level of worry of parents, mean (SD)

6.7 (2.29)

7.1 (2.10)

6.4 (2.38)

0.001

Sleep disturbances

394 (87.0)

182 (90.5)

210 (84.0)

0.040

Need of external aid

164 (36.4)

88 (44.2)

75 (30.1)

0.002

Alteration of working rhythm

135 (29.9)

78 (39.0)

57 (22.9)

0.001

Having loss of working days

95 (21.0)

50 (24.9)

45 (18.0)

0.075

Having income loss

63 (14.1)

32 (16.1)

31 (12.6)

0.295

Income loss, (euros), mean (SD)

115.1 (96.96)

141.6 (113.76)

89.5 (70.39)

0.108

Costs, (euros), mean (SD)

41.6 (33.6)

47.3 (38.2)

36.7 (28.3)

0.011

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. asome missing data (n = 300)
  3. bLevel of dehydration: A = No dehydration, B = some dehydration, C = severe dehydration