Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 1089 Children With Infectious Diarrhea Between 2010 and 2012
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age group | |
| <1 y | 114 (10.5) |
| 1–4 y | 397 (36.5) |
| 5–10 y | 295 (27.1) |
| 11–17 y | 283 (26.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 600 (55.1) |
| Female | 489 (44.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 845 (77.6) |
| Hispanic | 90 (8.3) |
| Black | 32 (2.9) |
| Other | 122 (11.2) |
| Chronic medical conditiona | |
| Any chronic medical condition | 626 (57.5) |
| Cardiovascular | 258 (23.7) |
| Malignancy | 240 (22.0) |
| Gastrointestinal | 192 (17.6) |
| Respiratory (including asthma) | 103 (9.5) |
| Clinical setting | |
| Inpatient | 630 (57.9) |
| Emergency department | 174 (16.0) |
| Outpatient | 285 (26.2) |
aChronic medical conditions include chronic infectious diseases, malignancies and neoplasms, endocrine and metabolic conditions, hematologic conditions and immunodeficiencies, and cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, congenital, and perinatal conditions, as defined by Feudtner et al [16].