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Table 1 Demographics and Clinical characteristics at baseline

From: Oral administration of tannins and flavonoids in children with acute diarrhea: a pilot, randomized, control-case study

 

Overall (N=60)

Group 1 (N=30)

Group 2 (N=30)

p-value

Median age (range), years

3.1 (0.3–12.7)

4.1 (0.5–12.1)

2.7 (0.3–12.7)

0.23

Starting date of diarrhea before consultation in days (range)

1 (1–4)

1 (1–4)

1 (1–3)

0.32

Median number of stools/day at baseline (range)

5 (2–10)

5 (3–8)

5 (2–10)

0.63

Consistency of stools at baseline (%)

   

0.35

 Watery

81.4%

86.2%

76.7%

 

 Soft

18.6%

13.8%

23.3%

 

Vomiting at baseline (median and range)

1.5 (0–23)

3 (0–23)

0.5 (0–7)

0.017

Fever (%)

50.0%

50.0%

50.0%

1.0