Table 2 Demographic and physical examination data of dehydration and comparison group, pre- and post-treatment

Number of patients

73

143

Number of males (%)

36 (49.3%)

105 (73%)

0.0008*

Age (months)

32.5 (3.3-214)

96 (2.6-214)

<0.0001†

Pre-treatment

Weight z-score

0.24 ± 1.27

0.50 ± 1.07

0.18

Systolic z-score

0.98 ± 1.0

1.19 ± 1.2

0.20

Diastolic z-score

1.33 ± 1.1

0.68 ± 1.0

<0.0001

HR z-score

1.0 ± 1.1

-0.06 ± 1.3

<0.0001

Post-treatment

Weight z-score

0.15 ± 1.51

0.41 ± 1.11

0.26

Systolic z-score

0.72 ± 1.0

1.3 ± 1.3

0.0025

Diastolic z-score

0.82 ± 1.1

0.65 ± 1.0

0.293

HR z-score

-0.04 ± 1.2

-0.3 ± 1.3

0.16

Clinical dehydration Score (0–8)

3 (0–8)

0

<0.0001‡

Percent dehydration (%)

1.2 (-8.2-8.6)

0.6 (-2.5-7.3)

0.61