TABLE 3.
Multiple Linear Regression Results of the Association Between Demographic Characteristics and Viral Outcomes With the Modified Vesikari Score (MVS) and Clark Score (CS) in Children With Symptoms of Acute Gastroenteritis Presenting to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Between December 2012 and June 2016 (N = 3256)
| Variable | MVS | CS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | 95% CI | P | Coefficient | 95% CI | P | |
| Age, y | −0.08 | −0.11 to −0.04 | <.001 | −0.09 | −0.13 to −0.06 | <.001 |
| Sex: female | −0.25 | −0.46 to −0.05 | .016 | −0.29 | −0.50 to −0.09 | .005 |
| Premature | 0.27 | −0.09 to 0.62 | .139 | 0.34 | −0.01 to 0.69 | .057 |
| Daycare or school | −0.21 | −0.47 to 0.05 | .109 | −0.11 | −0.38 to 0.15 | .390 |
| Insurance status | ||||||
| Public | REF | REF | ||||
| Private or both | 0.15 | −0.17 to 0.48 | .358 | 0.22 | −0.11 to 0.54 | .196 |
| None | −0.58 | −1.25 to 0.09 | .091 | −0.61 | −1.29 to 0.06 | .075 |
| Setting | ||||||
| Emergency | REF | REF | ||||
| Inpatient | 2.64 | 2.25 to 3.04 | <.001 | 1.09 | 0.69 to 1.49 | <.001 |
| Outpatient | −0.03 | −0.25 to 0.20 | .819 | −0.38 | −0.61 to −0.16 | <.001 |
| Virus group | ||||||
| No virus | REF | REF | ||||
| Norovirus | 0.27 | 0.01 to 0.54 | .042 | −0.45 | −0.71 to −0.18 | .001 |
| Sapovirus | 0.53 | 0.15 to 0.92 | .006 | 0.13 | −0.26 to 0.52 | .510 |
| Astrovirus | 0.56 | −0.05 to 1.17 | .07 | 0.33 | −0.28 to 0.95 | .285 |
| Codetection | 1.09 | 0.53 to 1.65 | <.001 | 0.51 | −0.06 to 1.08 | .078 |
| Rotavirus | 1.98 | 1.57 to 2.39 | <.001 | 1.64 | 1.22 to 2.05 | <.001 |