TABLE 2.

Mean Modified Vesikari Score (MVS) and Clark Score (CS) Among Children With Symptoms of Acute Gastroenteritis Presenting to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Between December 2012 and June 2016 Stratified by Demographic Characteristics and Viral Outcomes (N = 3256)

	MVS	P	CS	P
Characteristic
Age category
15 days to <1 y old	8.1 (3.1)	REF	7.5 (3.0)	REF
1 to <2 y old	8.1 (3.1)	.939	7.4 (3.1)	.742
2 to <5 y old	7.6 (3.1)	.001	6.9 (3.1)	<.001
≥5 y old	6.9 (3.0)	<.001	6.3 (3.0)	<.001
Sex
Male	7.9 (3.2)	REF	7.2 (3.1)	REF
Female	7.5 (3.0)	.001	6.8 (3.1)	<.001
Race and Hispanic origin
Non-Hispanic white	8.1 (3.1)		7.4 (3.1)
Hispanic	7.8 (3.2)		7.0 (3.0)
Non-Hispanic Black	7.3 (3.0)		6.8 (3.1)
Non-Hispanic other	7.1 (2.6)		6.4 (3.0)
Prematurea
Yes	8.0 (3.2)	REF	7.4 (3.1)	REF
No	7.7 (3.1)	.103	7.0 (3.1)	.046
Daycare or school
Yes	7.3 (3.0)	REF	6.7 (3.1)	REF
No	8.0 (3.2)	<.001	7.3 (3.1)	<.001
Breastfeedingb
Yes	8.1 (3.1)	REF	7.4 (3.0)	REF
No	8.2 (3.1)	.696	7.6 (3.1)	.519
Insurance status
Public	7.7 (3.1)	REF	7.0 (3.1)	REF
Private	8.1 (3.3)	.017	7.3 (3.1)	.070
Both	7.7 (3.2)	.978	7.3 (3.4)	.597
None or unknown	7.1 (3.4)	.109	6.5 (3.0)	.142
Settingc
Emergency	7.5 (3.1)	REF	7.1 (3.1)	REF
Inpatient	8.4 (3.3)	<.001	8.4 (3.3)	<.001
Outpatient	7.5 (2.9)	.792	6.7 (3.0)	<.001
Virus group
Rotavirus, only	9.5 (3.1)	REF	8.7 (3.0)	REF
Norovirus, only	7.7 (3.1)	<.001	6.6 (3.2)	<.001
Astrovirus, only	8.0 (3.3)	<.001	7.3 (3.3)	<.001
Sapovirus, only	7.9 (3.0)	<.001	7.2 (3.1)	<.001
Codetection	8.6 (3.5)	.015	7.6 (3.2)	.002
No virus	7.4 (3.0)	<.001	6.9 (3.0)	<.001

P values were calculated using Pearson’s χ² test for categorical variables and linear regression with robust standard errors for continuous variables.

^a Gestational age ≤37 wk.

^b Restricted to children <1 y old.

^c Hospitalization excluded from calculation of MVS for those in the inpatient setting.