Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Course of uncomplicated acute gastroenteritis in children presenting to out-of-hours primary care
Baseline characteristics | N | Included | N | Deterioration follow-up | N | Hospitalized follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (female) | 359 | 184 (51.3) | 31 | 15 (48.4) | 18 | 8 (44.4) |
Age in years | 359 | 1.5 (0.9–2.2) | 31 | 1.6 (0.8–2.5) | 18 | 1.5 (0.8–2.0) |
Weight in kg | 296 | 11.1 (9.5–14.0) | 29 | 11.5 (9.5–13.6) | 17 | 10.0 (9.5–12.8) |
Vomiting present | 357 | 328 (91.9) | 31 | 29 (93.5) | 18 | 17 (94.4) |
Duration of vomiting prior to presentation OOH-PC in days | 326 | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 29 | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 17 | 1.0 (0.9–2.5) |
Frequency of vomiting past 24 h | 311 | 5.0 (3.0–8.0) | 29 | 6.0 (3.0–17.0) | 17 | 9.0 (3.5–18.0) |
Diarrhea present | 357 | 181 (50.7) | 31 | 14 (45.2) | 18 | 10 (55.6) |
Duration of diarrhea prior to presentation OOH-PC in daysa | 180 | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 13 | 2.0 (1.5–3.0) | 9 | 3.0 (1.5–5.0) |
Frequency of diarrhea in past 24 hoursa | 167 | 5.0 (4.0–7.0) | 14 | 5.0 (3.0–8.5) | 10 | 5.0 (3.0–8.5) |
Dehydration assessed by GP (0–100%) | 339 | 20.0 (9.0–35.0) | 31 | 20.0 (10.0–45.0) | 18 | 20.0 (7.8–54.5) |
Additional risk factors for dehydrationb | 357 | 31 | 18 | |||
1 | 131 (36.7) | 13 (41.9) | 7 (38.9) | |||
≥ 2 | 30 (8.4) | 3 (9.6) | 2 (11.1) | |||
Alarm symptoms of dehydrationc | 357 | 31 | 18 | |||
1 | 50 (14.0) | 8 (25.8) | 6 (33.3) | |||
≥ 2 | 8 (2.2) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (5.6) |