Association of rotavirus strains and severity of gastroenteritis in Indian children

Figures & data

Figure 1. Reported rotavirus strains and associated diarrhea severity (based on Vesikari grading scale).

Table 1. Rotavirus serotypes associated demographic and clinical characteristics.

	Serotype
Variable	G1 (n = 174)	G2 (n = 95)	G9 (n = 86^*)	G12 (n = 22)	p-value^**
Sex; n (%)
Female	47 (27.0)	37 (38.9)	35 (40.7)	7 (33.3)	0.0876
Male	127 (73.0)	58 (61.1)	51 (59.3)	14 (66.7)
Mean age at hospitalization (months)	13.3	14.2	17.0	11.7	0.0305
Loose stools for >6 days n (%)	38 (21.8)	24 (25.3)	12 (14.1)	1 (4.55)	0.0673
Loose stools for >3 days n (%)	123 (70.7)	69 (72.6)	61 (71.8)	18 (81.8)	0.7477
Six or more loose stools within 24h n (%)	145 (83.3)	56 (58.9)	59 (69.4)	16 (72.7)	0.0002
Duration of vomiting >3 days n (%)	43 (24.7)	25 (26.3)	50 (58.8)	9 (40.9)	<0.0001
Three or more episodes of vomiting within 24h n (%)	101 (58.0)	52 (54.7)	46 (54.2)	13 (59.1)	0.9093
Temperature >39^°C n (%)	10 (5.7)	6 (6.3)	2 (2.3)	1 (4.5)	0.5884
Dehydration >6% of body weight n (%)	137 (78.7)	61 (64.2)	76 (88.4)	20 (90.9)	0.0004
Vesikari severity score, mean (sd)	14.6 (2.5)	13.3 (3.4)	15.2 (3.2)	15.0 (2.7)	0.0002

* one subject with serotype G9 did not answer all items.

** Chi-square or Fisher exact test for qualitative items, Wilcoxon Rank Sum for quantitative items.

Figure 2. Distribution of sites across India.