Table 4: Comparison between demographic and clinical data of children positive for norovirus by real-time PCR as compared to children negative for norovirus by PCR.

Parameter Positive PCR for Norovirus
(n=61)		 Negative PCR for Norovirus
(n=139)		 P
Sex
Male (No.-%)
Female (No.-%)
33 54.1%
28 45.9%
80 57.6%
59 42.4%
P=0.4
Age (mean± SD) 6.9± 3.5 6.7± 3.7 P=0.4
Abdominal pain (No.-%) 24 39.3% 52 37.4% P=0.5
vomiting (No.-%) 61 100% 99 71.2% P=0.03
Fever (No.-%) 29 47.5% 75 53.9% P=0.4
Residence
Rural (No.-%)
36 59.01%
85 61.2%
P=0.8
Season
Summer (No.-%)
Autumn (No.-%)
Winter (No.-%)
Spring (No.-%)
17 27.9%
13 21.3%
22 36.1%
9 14.8%
29 20.9%
27 19.4%
58 41.7%
25 17.9%
P=0.7

P: Probability *significance <0.05.