Table 2 Clinical and laboratory data of patients

Frequency (%)

287 (46.4%)

84 (13.6%)

172 (27.8%)

38 (6.1%)

38 (6.1%)

619

–

 Fever

215 (74.9%)

52 (61.9%)

143 (83.1%)

22 (57.9%)

26 (68.4%)

458

0.001

 Vomiting

112 (39.0%)

53 (63.1%)

66 (38.4%)

22 (57.9%)

24 (63.2%)

277

0.000

 Diarrhea

208 (72.5%)

69 (82.1%)

144 (83.7%)

33 (86.8%)

29 (76.3%)

483

0.016

 Vesikari score (Mean ± SD)

11.2 ± 1.8

11.4 ± 1.5

11.8 ± 1.6

11.2 ± 1.6

11.3 ± 1.8

–

0.005

 Duration of hospitalization per days (Mean ± SD)

2.7 ± 1.2

2.9 ± 1.1

2.9 ± 1.2

3.3 ± 2.1

3.4 ± 1.3

3.04^a

0.003

 WBCs (× 10³ per mm³)

2.79 ± 3.85

2.29 ± 3.04

12.23 ± 4.98

1.92 ± 2.29

7.15 ± 6.76

–

0.000

 RBCs (million per mm³)

1.47 ± 1.88

1.53 ± 2.06

7.10 ± 5.45

1.14 ± 1.01

3.19 ± 3.99

–

0.000

 HGB (in mg/dL; mean ± SD)

11.7 ± 2.4

11.5 ± 1.2

12.6 ± 8.4

12.1 ± 1.0

11.5 ± 1.1

–

0.008

 HCT (in %; mean ± SD)

33.5 ± 4.1

33.9 ± 3.2

34.0 ± 4.2

34.8 ± 4.7

34.1 ± 2.9

–

0.027

 BS (in mg/dL; mean ± SD)

91.1 ± 28.3

77.1 ± 20.1

97.5 ± 19.2

86.0 ± 27.7

87.3 ± 19.1

–

0.000

 CRP (in mg/dL; mean ± SD)

49.5 ± 65.9

28.0 ± 61.4

66.3 ± 67.4

11.7 ± 20.0

43.7 ± 85.9

–

0.000