TABLE 5.
Association between rotavirus diarrhea and Lewis blood group phenotypes in BC children
| Lewis phenotype | No. (%) of children:
|
Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| With rotavirus infection (n = 63) | Without rotavirus infection (n = 89) | ||
| Le(a−b+) | 45 (71) | 60 (67) | 0.727 |
| Le(a+b−) | 18 (29) | 29 (33) | 0.727 |
Statistical analysis was done for the relationship between children with the Le(a−b+) phenotype and rotavirus infection and for the relationship between children with the Le(a+b−) phenotype and rotavirus infection.