Table 2.
Numbers and proportions of AGE and severe AGE patients aged ≥ 6 years
| Full season | Rotavirus season | Norovirus season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
| Total number of patients | 8306 | 8669 | 7522 | 7941 | 2775 | 2816 | 2399 | 2591 | 4036 | 3333 | 3527 | 3765 |
| AGE patients | 1730 (21) | 1830 (21) | 1758 (23) | 1706 (21) | 634 (23) | 552 (20)** | 588 (25) | 577 (22) | 740 (18) | 900 (27) | 771 (22) | 753 (20) |
| Severe AGE patients | 407 (5) | 385 (4) | 329 (4) | 332 (4)* | 161 (6) | 112 (4)** | 132 (6) | 123 (5) | 169 (4) | 190 (6) | 147 (4) | 165 (4) |
Data are presented as n (%). AGE, acute gastroenteritis
* p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01 compared with in 2011