TABLE 3.

Average Hospital Length of Stay for Gastroenteritis of Various Causes Among Children Younger Than 5 Years: United States, 2000 and 2003

	Medicaid, Days (SE)	Non-Medicaid, Days (SE)	Difference,a Days (95% CI)
2000
Gastroenteritis of any cause	3.29 (0.08)	2.69 (0.05)	0.60 (0.46, 0.74)
Viral gastroenteritis	3.01 (0.08)	2.42 (0.04)	0.59 (0.44, 0.73)
RGE by the direct method	3.38 (0.12)	2.70 (0.06)	0.68 (0.46, 0.90)
2003
Gastroenteritis of any cause	3.28 (0.08)	2.65 (0.05)	0.63 (0.48, 0.78)
Viral gastroenteritis	2.95 (0.07)	2.38 (0.04)	0.57 (0.44, 0.71)
RGE by the direct method	3.28 (0.10)	2.56 (0.06)	0.72 (0.52, 0.92)

Note. CI = confidence interval; RGE = rotavirus gastroenteritis.

^aFor all, P < .01.