Placebo group | N | LGG group | N | P | Difference between means | |
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Discharge condition | 89 | 90 | ||||
Early withdrawal | 11 (12.4%) | 8 (8.9%) | 0.609 | |||
Treatment failure | 16 (18.0%) | 19 (21.1%) | 0.734 | |||
Cessation of diarrhea | 51 (57.3%) | 52 (57.8%) | 0.931 | |||
Unresolved diarrhea | 11 (12.45%) | 11 (12.2%) | 0.842 | |||
Mean duration of diarrhea (hours)* | 50.4 ± 28.0 | 51 | 58.5 ± 30.2 | 52 | 0.157 | -19.6 to 3.4 |
Mean duration of hospitalization (hours)** | 74.7 ± 33.7 | 62 | 81.2 ± 32.6 | 63 | 0.280 | -18.4 to 5.4 |
Total stool output (ml/kg) | 195.0 ± 171.9 | 89 | 247.8 ± 180.2 | 90 | 0.047 | -105.4 to -0.2 |
Total oral rehydration solution intake (ml/kg) | 236.5 ± 195.6 | 89 | 272.8 ± 188.1 | 90 | 0.208 | -93.7 to 21.1 |
Total study formula intake (ml/kg) | 215.5 ± 136.3 | 89 | 231.5 ± 136.6 | 90 | 0.435 | -56.8 to 24.8 |
Total energy intake (Kcal/kg)§ | 220.7 ± 140.4 | 89 | 247.4 ± 143.0 | 90 | 0.209 | -69.1 to 15.7 |
Total volume of vomitus (ml/kg) | 27.6 ± 45.5 | 89 | 27.4 ± 33.9 | 90 | 0.968 | -11.8 to 12.2 |
Total volume of urine (ml/kg) | 81.5 ± 65.2 | 89 | 87.1 ± 69.4 | 90 | 0.579 | -25.7 to 14.5 |