Table 3 The Vesikari scores for severity of illness among RVAGE and non- RVAGE hospitalized children <5 yrs. in Siaya County Referral Hospital, western Kenya, 2010–2013
Variable | Points assigned | Rotavirus-positive | Rotavirus-negative | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 143 | N = 398 | |||
Duration of diarrhea (days) | ||||
1–4 | 1 | 119 (83) | 281 (70%) | 0.0089 |
5 | 2 | 4 (3%) | 31 (8%) | |
> =6 | 3 | 20 (14%) | 86 (22%) | |
Max no. diarrhea/24 h | ||||
1–3 | 1 | 41 (29%) | 153 (38%) | 0.1091 |
4–5 | 2 | 75 (52%) | 177 (45%) | |
> =6 | 3 | 27 (19) | 68 (17%) | |
Duration of vomiting (days) | N = 126 | N = 296 | ||
1 | 1 | 22 (15.4) | 77 (19.4) | 0.165 |
2 | 2 | 27 (18.9) | 57 (14.4) | |
> =3 | 3 | 77 (53.8) | 162 (40.9) | |
Max no. vomiting/24 h | ||||
1 | 1 | 8 (7%) | 39 (13%) | 0.1003 |
2–4 | 2 | 95 (75%) | 214 (72%) | |
> =5 | 3 | 23 (18%) | 43 (15%) | |
Fever | ||||
< 37.0 | 0 | 74 (52%) | 196 (49%) | 0.0435 |
37.1–38.4 | 1 | 58 (40%) | 157 (40%) | |
38.5–38.9 | 2 | 8 (6%) | 12 (3%) | |
> =39 | 3 | 3 (2%) | 33 (8%) | |
Dehydration | N = 55 | N = 139 | ||
1–5% | 2 | 48 (87%) | 117 (84%) | 0.5852 |
> =6% | 3 | 7 (13%) | 22 (16%) | |
Treatment* | 2 | 143 (100%) | 398 (100%) | – |