Table 1.
Number (percentage) of all hospitalizations for gastroenteritis in PD among children <6 y of age in the 2005–2012 period
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2005–2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNSPECIFIED ETIOLOGY | |||||||||
| Infectious: ICD9CM 009–009.3 | 12,569 (45.61%) | 12,500 (47.57%) | 10,619 (44.96%) | 9,191 (42.55%) | 7,743 (43.47%) | 8,794 (43.46%) | 7,145 (46.92%) | 7,013 (46.79%) | 75,574 (44.85%) |
| Non-infectious: ICD9CM 558.9 | 5,244 (19.03%) | 5,352 (19.51%) | 4,684 (19.83%) | 4,223 (19.55%) | 3,428 (19.25%) | 3,604 (17.81%) | 2,289 (15.03%) | 1,928 (12.86%) | 30,752 (18.25%) |
| SPECIFIED ETIOLOGY | |||||||||
| Viral: ICD9CM 008.62–008.8 (without RV) | 3,055 (11.09%) | 3,275 (11.94%) | 2,524 (10.69%) | 2,235 (10.35%) | 1,930 (10.84%) | 1,987 (9.82%) | 1,455 (9.55%) | 1,392 (9.29%) | 17,853 (10.59%) |
| Rotavirus: ICD9CM 008.61 | 5,824 (21.14%) | 5,439 (19.83%) | 5,144 (21.78%) | 5,324 (24.65%) | 4,146 (23.28%) | 5,301 (26.2%) | 3,753 (24.65%) | 4,093 (27.31%) | 39,024 (23.16%) |
| Bacterial: ICD9CM 001–005, 008–008.5 | 661 (2.4%) | 634 (2.31%) | 475 (2.1%) | 460 (2.13%) | 383 (2.15%) | 406 (2.01%) | 481 (3.16%) | 447 (2.98%) | 3,947 (2.34%) |
| Parasitic: ICD9CM 006–007 | 202 (0.73%) | 228 (0.83%) | 174 (0.74%) | 163 (0.75%) | 181 (1.02%) | 142 (0.70%) | 154 (1.01%) | 115 (0.77%) | 1,359 (0.81%) |
| TOTAL | 27,555 | 27,428 | 23,620 | 21,596 | 17,811 | 20,234 | 15,227 | 14,988 | 168,509 |
AGE trend-test: β coefficient = −1,939; p < 0.001; Number of RVPD hospitalizations, trend-test: β-coefficient = −253; p < 0.014.