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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2016; 22(48): 10557-10565
Published online Dec 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10557
Published online Dec 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10557
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants n (%)
| n | NoV positive | NoV negative | |
| Participants | 739 | 83 (11.2) | 656 (88.8) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 413 | 47 (11.4) | 366 (88.6) |
| Female | 326 | 36 (11.0) | 290 (89.0) |
| Age group (mo) | |||
| 0-11 | 376 | 34 (9.0) | 342 (91.0) |
| 12-23 | 226 | 35 (15.5) | 191 (84.5) |
| 24-35 | 79 | 10 (12.7) | 69 (87.3) |
| 36-47 | 30 | 3 (10.0) | 27 (90.0) |
| 48-59 | 27 | 1 (3.7) | 26 (96.3) |
| Region | |||
| Beirut | 217 | 20 (9.2) | 197 (90.8) |
| North Lebanon | 315 | 35 (11.1) | 280 (88.9) |
| South Lebanon | 207 | 28 (13.5) | 179 (86.5) |
- Citation: Melhem NM, Zaraket H, Kreidieh K, Ali Z, Hammadi M, Ghanem S, Hajar F, Haidar A, Inati A, Rajab M, Fakhouri H, Ghanem B, Baasiri G, Dbaibo G. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of norovirus gastroenteritis among hospitalized children in Lebanon. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(48): 10557-10565
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i48/10557.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10557