Table 2 Results summary of studies not included in meta-analysis
Author, Year, Country | Summary |
|---|---|
Abed et al., 2014, Egypt [18] | - Duration of diarrhea in VDD group is 2.77 ± 0.73 days, Vitamin D insufficient is 2.67 ± 0.65 days, and Vitamin D sufficient group is 2.85 ± 0.69 days (p = 0.82) - Number of diarrheal recurrences in VDD group is 5.71 ± 2.23, Vitamin D insufficient is 6.0 ± 1.91, and Vitamin D sufficient group is 3.31 ± 1.49 days (p = 0.035) |
Ahmed et al., 2016, Australia [19] | - In normal-weight children, diarrheal episode in VDD group is 368, Vitamin D insufficient is 337, and Vitamin D sufficient group is 121. |
Basaran et al., 2022, Turkey [20] | - The number of patients with VDD was significantly higher in the rotaviral group than in the control group (after excluding those with an allergic disease). |
Sudfeld et al., 2017, US [21] | - There was no statistically significant association between vitamin D status with the incidence of diarrhea (after multivariate analyses). |
Thornton et al., 2013, Colombia [22] | - Patients with VDD had higher rates of diarrhea with vomiting than vitamin D sufficient group. - VDD group had twice as many days with diarrhea and vomiting (after adjusting the patient’s age, sex, and socioeconomic status) (p = 0.009). |