Table 2 Situation where the participants recommend ionic beverages and caution for excessive consumption
From: Attitudes of pediatricians toward Children’s consumption of ionic beverages
Participants who recommend ionic beverages frequently or sometimes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All N = 125 | Pediatric specialists N = 107 | Non-specialists N = 16 | ||
Q5. Situation where the participants recommend ionic beverages | ||||
Vomiting and/or diarrhea Pyrexia After bath Hot weather After sweating Failure to thrive Others | 122 (98%) 39 (31%) 1 (1%) 5 (4%) 6 (5%) 0 9 (7%) | 104 (97%) 30 (28%) 1 (1%) 3 (3%) 5 (5%) 0 9 (8%) | 16 (100%) 9 (56%) 0 2 (13%) 1 (6%) 0 0 | NS P < 0.05 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A |
Q6. Caution for excessive consumption of ionic beverages | ||||
Always Sometimes Infrequently Rarely Never | 38 (30%) 26 (21%) 25 (20%) 22 (18%) 14 (11%) | 31 (29%) 25 (23%) 22 (21%) 17 (16%) 12 (11%) | 6 (38%) 1 (6%) 3 (19%) 5 (31%) 1 (6%) | NS |