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Table 1 Numbers and proportions of AGE and severe AGE patients aged 3 to 5 years

From: Changes in the numbers of patients with acute gastroenteritis after voluntary introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in a Japanese children’s primary emergency medical center

 

Full season

Rotavirus season

Norovirus season

 

2011

2012

2013

2014

2011

2012

2013

2014

2011

2012

2013

2014

Total number of patients

8484

8510

7992

7781

3047

2771

2625

2807

3334

3089

3093

2852

AGE patients

1681 (20)

1974 (23)

1735 (22)

1647 (21)

704 (23)

696 (25)

643 (24)

572 (20)*

679 (20)

782 (25)

760 (25)

710 (25)

Severe AGE patients

331 (4)

343 (4)

293 (4)

247 (3)*

159 (5)

135 (5)

128 (5)

89 (3)**

129 (4)

121 (4)

114 (4)

124 (4)

  1. Data are presented as n (%). AGE, acute gastroenteritis
  2. * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01 compared with in 2011