Table 2: Comparison of clinical profile in children less than 5 yr and above.
| Symptoms | ≤ 5 yrs. (n = 16) | > 5 yrs. (n = 57) | P value |
| Fever | 16 (100%) | 57 (100%) | - |
| Step ladder pattern | 1 (6%) | 18 (32%) | 0.054 |
| Loss of appetite | 12 (75%) | 52 (91%) | 0.09 |
| Abdominal pain | 9 (56%) | 46 (81%) | 0.04 |
| Vomiting | 7 (44%) | 29 (51%) | 0.61 |
| Diarrhoea | 3 (19%) | 7 (12%) | 0.68 |
| Headache | 6 (38%) | 45 (79%) | 0.003 |
| Weakness | 10 (63%) | 48 (84%) | 0.058 |
| Abdominal distension | 5 (31%) | 6 (11%) | 0.041 |
| Cough | 4 (25%) | 9 (16%) | 0.46 |
| Constipation | 0 | 5 (9%) | 0.58 |
| Nausea | 0 | 12 (21%) | 0.057 |
| H/O blood in stool | 0 | 2 (4%) | 1 |