|
Age (months)
|
14.7 ± 6.4
|
89
|
14.9 ± 7.5
|
90
|
0.878
|
|
Duration of diarrhea before admission (h)
|
29.5 ± 14.9
|
89
|
28.8 ± 14.9
|
90
|
0.733
|
|
N° of stool motions 24 h before admission
|
6.6 ± 3.2
|
89
|
7.5 ± 3.9
|
90
|
0.101
|
|
N° of patients with vomitus 24 h before admission
|
64 (71.9%)
|
89
|
66 (73.3%)
|
90
|
0.963
|
|
N° of patients with fever 24 h before admission
|
39 (43.8%)
|
89
|
43 (47.8%)
|
90
|
0.703
|
|
Clinical dehydration
| |
89
| |
90
|
0.165
|
|
Mild
|
48 (53.9%)
| |
36 (40.0%)
| | |
|
Moderate
|
40 (44.9%)
| |
52 (57.8%)
| | |
|
Severe
|
1 (1.1%)
| |
2 (2.2%)
| | |
|
% of weight gain after rehydration
|
3.0 ± 2.2
|
89
|
3.1 ± 2.3
|
90
|
0.763
|
|
Fever at admission (≥ 37.5°C)
|
16 (18.0%)
|
89
|
14 (15.9%)
|
88
|
0.868
|
|
Weight for height*
|
94.8 ± 9.3
|
89
|
94.1 ± 7.6
|
90
|
0.551
|
|
Height for age*
|
88.9 ± 12.1
|
89
|
97.2 ± 3.7
|
90
|
0.546
|
|
Weight for age*
|
88.9 ± 12.1
|
89
|
88.9 ± 10.8
|
90
|
0.952
|
|
Stool output (ml/kg) first 4 h (rehydration phase)
|
14.4 ± 12.4
|
89
|
18.1 ± 16.1
|
90
|
0.085
|
|
Hematocrit (%)
|
35.0 ± 4.2
|
89
|
35.5 ± 3.8
|
90
|
0.426
|
|
Plasma specific gravity
|
1.028 ± 0.002
|
89
|
1.028 ± 0.002
|
90
|
0.769
|
|
Serum Na+ (mEq/l)
|
136.6 ± 4.7
|
89
|
136.4 ± 4.6
|
87
|
0.770
|
|
Serum K+ (mEq/l)
|
4.0 ± 0.7
|
89
|
4.0 ± 0.7
|
87
|
0.985
|
|
Serum Cl (mEq/l)
|
102.5 ± 5.2
|
89
|
102.6 ± 5.4
|
87
|
0.874
|
|
Serum total CO2 (mmol/l)
|
14.0 ± 3.9
|
88
|
14.0 ± 3.9
|
87
|
0.971
|
|
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)
|
13.1 ± 10.5
|
70
|
11.4 ± 6.6
|
73
|
0.253
|
|
Blood glucose (mg/dl)
|
107.5 ± 33.4
|
88
|
106.5 ± 35.9
|
88
|
0.848
|
|
N° of patients with fecal leukocytes (> 20 PMN/hpf)
|
30 (34.5%)
|
87
|
21 (23.6%)
|
89
|
0.154
|
|
N° of patients with microscopic fat
|
56 (64.4%)
|
87
|
52 (58.4%)
|
89
|
0.513
|
|
Fecal pH
|
6.3 ± 1.1
|
87
|
6.6 ± 1.1
|
89
|
0.126
|
|
N° of patients with CHO malabsorption
|
39 (45.9%)
|
85
|
36 (41.4%)
|
87
|
0.659
|
