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Table 1 Baseline Demographic Characteristics of the Study Participants

From: Association of vitamin D and diarrhoea in children aged less than five years at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam: an unmatched case control study

Child Characteristic

Case (n = 47)

Control (n = 141)

Total (n = 188)

P Value

1. Sex.

 Male

33 (70.2%)

75 (53.2%)

108

 

 Female

14 (29.8%)

66 (46.8%)

80

0.06

2. Age (Months).

 ≤ 12

23 (48.9%)

68 (48.2%)

91

 

 > 12

24 (51.1%)

73 (51.8%)

97

1.00

3. Birth Weight (Kg).

 < 2.5

8 (17.0%)

15 (10.6%)

23

 

 ≥ 2.5

39 (83.0%)

119 (89.4%)

158

0.315

4. Exclusive Breast Fed.

 Yes

21 (44.7%)

71 (50.4%)

92

 

 No

26 (55.3%)

70 (49.6%)

96

0.614

5. Nutritional Status.

 Normal

15 (31.9%)

74 (52.5%)

89

 

 Mild Acute Malnutrition

8 (17.0%)

24 (17.0%)

32

 

 Moderate Malnutrition

9 (19.2%)

20 (14.2%)

29

 

 Severe Acute Malnutrition

15 (31.9%)

23 (16.3%)

38

0.046