Table 2 Clinical characteristics of 165 children with rotavirus infection according to vaccination status excluding neonates and those incompletely vaccinated
Clinical Parameters | Total | Vaccinated | Unvaccinated | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 165) | (n = 19) | (n = 146) | ||
Ages, months | 30.5 [19.8–53.8] | 23 [18–29] | 34.5 [20.8–57.8] | 0.007 |
Modified Vesikari score | 12 [11–13] | 12 [11–13] | 12 [11–13] | 0.887 |
≥11, n (%) | 129 (78.2) | 16 (9.7) | 113 (68.5) | 0.500 |
Vomiting duration, h, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.045 |
 0 | 13 (7.9) | 4 | 9 |  |
 1–24 | 132 (80.0) | 14 | 118 |  |
 25–48 | 16 (9.7) | 1 | 15 |  |
 ≥49 | 4 (2.4) | 0 | 4 |  |
Maximum number of episodes per 24-h, n (%) | Â | 0.012 | ||
 0 | 13 (7.9) | 4 | 9 |  |
 1 | 20 (12.1) | 2 | 18 |  |
 2–4 | 77 (46.7) | 11 | 66 |  |
 ≥5 | 55 (33.3) | 2 | 53 |  |
Diarrhea duration, h, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.852 |
 0 | 23 (13.9) | 1 | 22 |  |
 1–96 | 135 (81.8) | 18 | 117 |  |
 97–120 | 3 (1.8) | 0 | 3 |  |
 ≥121 | 4 (2.4) | 0 | 4 |  |
Maximum number of episodes per 24-h, n (%), | Â | 0.175 | ||
 0 | 23 (13.9) | 1 | 22 |  |
 1–3 | 52 (31.5) | 5 | 47 |  |
 4–5 | 35 (21.2) | 5 | 30 |  |
 ≥6 | 55 (33.3) | 8 | 47 |  |
Fever, °C, n (%) |  |  |  | 0.219 |
 ≤37.0 | 18 (10.9) | 0 | 18 |  |
 37.1–38.4 | 70 (42.4) | 8 | 62 |  |
 38.5–38.9 | 46 (27.9) | 7 | 39 |  |
 ≥39.0 | 31 (18.8) | 4 | 27 |  |
Visit to emergency room, n (%) | 95 (57.6) | 11 | 84 | 0.976 |
Seizure, n (%) | 5 (3.0) | 1 | 4 | 0.783 |
Total CO2, mmol/L | 17 [14–19] | 17 [14–20] | 17 [14.8–19] | 0.904 |