Table 2.

Severity of acute gastroenteritis by rotavirus (RV) status and age group.

		RV-positive (N = 231)		RV-negative (N = 375)
Age (months)	Severity (Vesikari Score)	n	%	n	%	p-values
0–5	Mild (1–6)	2	22.2	21	56.8	0.1510
	Moderate (7–10)	6	66.7	12	32.4
	Severe (≥ 11)	1	11.1	4	10.8
6–11	Mild (1–6)	4	16.0	27	42.2	0.0067
	Moderate (7–10)	9	36.0	26	40.6
	Severe (≥ 11)	12	48.0	11	17.2
12–23	Mild (1–6)	13	16.7	42	36.8	< 0.0001
	Moderate (7–10)	24	30.8	46	40.4
	Severe (≥ 11)	41	52.6	26	22.8
	Missing*	0	-	1	-
24–59	Mild (1–6)	25	21.0	75	47.2	< 0.0001
	Moderate (7–10)	54	45.4	52	32.7
	Severe (≥ 11)	40	33.6	32	20.1
Overall	Mild (1–6)	44	19.0	165	44.1	< 0.0001
	Moderate (7–10)	93	40.3	136	36.4
	Severe (≥ 11)	94	40.7	73	19.5
	Missing*	0	-	1	-

* Lost to follow-up; RV: Rotavirus; p-values = Result of Fisher’s exact test of the difference in severity according to RV status