Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of 276 enrolled children. Results expressed as numbers (and percentage) unless stated otherwise
Cases n = 203 | Controls n = 73 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Males | 101 (49.8) | 33 (45.2) | 0.50* |
Age in months: median (IQR) | 17 (8, 23) | 11 (2, 26) | 0.01† |
Diarrhea | 203 (100) | 0 (0) | < 0.001* |
Type | |||
Bloody | 7 (3.6) | 0 (0) | NA |
Watery | 95 (48.5) | 0 (0) | NA |
Mucous | 54 (27.5) | 0 (0) | NA |
Duration (hour) | |||
1–96 | 153 (76.9) | 0 (0) | NA |
97–120 | 25 (12.6) | 0 (0) | NA |
≥ 121 | 21 (10.5) | 0 (0) | NA |
Frequency/24 h | |||
1–3 | 34 (17.1) | 0 (0) | NA |
4–5 | 54 (27.1) | 0 (0) | NA |
≥ 6 | 111 (55.8) | 0 (0) | NA |
Vomiting | 161 (80.9) | 2 (2.8) | < 0.001* |
Duration (hour) | |||
1–24 | 58 (34.5) | 0 (0) | NA |
25–48 | 71 (42.2) | 0 (0) | NA |
≥ 49 | 39 (23.2) | 0 (0) | NA |
Frequency/24 h | 0.2* | ||
1 | 19 (11.4) | 1 (33.3) | |
2–4 | 71 (42.8) | 0 (0) | |
≥ 5 | 76 (45.8) | 2 (66.7) | |
Fever | 120 (60.3) | 4 (5.5) | < 0.001* |
Duration (hour) | 0.008* | ||
1–24 | 38 (28.8) | 4 (80) | |
25–48 | 59 (44.7) | 0 (90) | |
≥ 49 | 35 (26.5) | 1 (20) | |
Max recorded fever (°C) | 0.7* | ||
37.1–38.4 | 71 (55.9) | 2 (50) | |
38.5–38.9 | 42 (33.1) | 2 (50) | |
≥ 39.0 | 14 (11.0) | 0 90) | |
Abdominal pain | 97 (49.5) | 2 (2.7) | < 0.001* |
Consumption of meal outside home | 19 (9.5) | 2 (3.3) | 0.11 |
History of contact | 61 (30.6) | 3 (4.9) | < 0.001* |
Travel abroad in previous 3 months | 13 (6.5) | 4 (6.5) | 0.99 |