Table 3. Clinical manifestations among cases of AGE at time of enrollment.
Clinical manifestations | 0–<12 months (140)a | 12–<24 months (148) | 24–<60 months (143) | p-valued | |||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Diarrheab | 137 | 31.8 | 141 | 32.7 | 125 | 29.0 | <0.00* |
Vomitingb | 77 | 17.9 | 108 | 25.1 | 120 | 27.8 | <0.00* |
Fever | 105 | 24.4 | 112 | 26.0 | 110 | 25.5 | 0.92 |
Abdominal pain | 39 | 9.0 | 63 | 14.6 | 116 | 26.9 | <0.00* |
Dysenteryc | 42 | 9.7 | 27 | 6.3 | 27 | 6.3 | 0.03 |
aTotal number of subjects in this age category.
bThese variables are part of the inclusion criteria for cases.
cDysentery was defined as presence of blood with or without mucus in the stool per parent or guardian description.
dCategorical p-value calculated by chi-square test.
*Values are statistically significant