Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects with PCR-confirmed rotavirus gastroenteritis (n = 264)
Parameter | Number | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, months: | |||
0–5 | 23 | 9 | |
6–11 | 73 | 28 | |
12–23 | 99 | 37 | |
24–35 | 33 | 12 | |
36–59 | 36 | 14 | |
Male | 135 | 51 | |
Female | 129 | 49 | |
Country: | |||
Spain | 171 | 65 | |
Poland | 67 | 25 | |
Italy | 26 | 10 | |
Medical history of the patient | N, answering yes | %, answering yes | |
Prematurity | 12 | 5% | |
Cardiac disease | 6 | 2% | |
Pulmonary disease | 31 | 12% | |
Immunodeficiency | 1 | <1% | |
Other disease | 29 | 11% | |
No disease | 199 | 75% | |
Risk factors | N, answering yes | %, answering yes | |
Hospital admission within 14 days prior to enrolment | 9 | 3% | |
Attending day-care | 84 | 32% | |
Severity as assessed by Vesikari score, by country | |||
Mild, n (%) | Moderate, n (%) | Severe, n (%) | |
Spain | 47 (27%) | 78 (46%) | 46 (27%) |
Poland | 17 (25%) | 44 (66%) | 6 (9%) |
Italy | 6 (23%) | 15 (58%) | 5 (19%) |
Total | 70 (27%) | 137 (52%) | 57 (22%) |