| Type of Diarrhoea |
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| Acute (n = 194) | 88 (98.1) | 86 (42.8) | 0.001 | 12 (85.7) | 162 (58.7) | 0.044 |
| Acute/Persistent (n = 116) | 1 (1.1) | 115 (57.2) |
| 2 (14.3) | 114 (41.3) |
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| Maximum Number of Diarrhoea Episodes in 24 Hours |
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| 1 - 3 Times (n = 87) | 18 (20.2) | 69 (34.3) |
| 5 (35.7) | 82 (29.7) |
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| 4 - 5 Times (n = 97) | 33 (37.1) | 64 (31.8) | 0.088 | 3 (21.4) | 94 (34.1) | 0.795 |
| ≥6 Times (n = 105) | 38 (42.7) | 67 (33.3) |
| 6 (42.9) | 99 (35.9) |
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| Missing Data (n = 1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) |
| 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) |
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| Duration of Diarrhoea (Days) |
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| 1 - 4 Days (n = 177) | 52 (58.4) | 125 (62.2) |
| 8 (57.1) | 169 (61.2) |
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| 5 Days (n = 45) | 16 (18.0) | 29 (14.4) | 0.777 | 1 (7.1) | 44 (15.9) | 0.623 |
| ≥6 Days (n = 67) | 21 (23.6) | 46 (22.9) |
| 5 (35.7) | 62 (22.5) |
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| Missing Data (n = 1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) |
| 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) |
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| Maximum Number of Vomiting in 24 Hours |
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| No Vomiting (n = 84) | 22 (24.7) | 62 (30.8) |
| 8 (57.1) | 76 (27.5) |
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| 1 Time (n = 15) | 2 (2.2) | 13 (6.5) | 0.269 | 1 (7.1) | 14 (5.1) | 0.091 |
| 2 Times (n = 18) | 6 (6.7) | 12 (6.0) |
| 0 (0) | 18 (6.5) |
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| ≥3 Times (n = 173) | 59 (66.3) | 114 (56.7) |
| 5 (35.7) | 168 (60.9) |
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| Duration of Vomiting (Days) |
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| No Vomiting (n = 84) | 22 (24.7) | 62 (30.8) |
| 8 (57.1) | 76 (27.5) |
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| 1 Day (n = 25) | 7 (7.9) | 18 (9.0) | 0.038 | 0 (0) | 25 (9.1) | 0.082 |
| 2 - 4 Days (n = 120) | 32 (36.0) | 88 (43.8) |
| 3 (21.4) | 117 (42.4) |
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| ≥5 Days (n = 61) | 28 (31.5) | 33 (16.4) |
| 3 (21.4) | 58 (21.0) |
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| Temperature (˚C on Presentation) |
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| Normal (n = 36) | 8 (9.0) | 28 (13.9) |
| 1 (7.1) | 35 (10.7) |
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| Mild Fever (n = 153) | 42 (47.2) | 111 (55.2) |
| 9 (64.3) | 144 (52.2) |
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| Severe Fever (n = 32) | 9 (1.1) | 23 (11.4) | 0.03 | 0 (0) | 32 (11.6) | 0.649 |
| High Fever (n = 53) | 26 (29.2) | 27 (13.4) |
| 3 (21.4) | 50 (18.1) |
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| Missing Data (n = 16) | 4 (4.5) | 12 (6.0) |
| 1 (7.1) | 15 (5.4) |
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| Dehydration |
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| None (n = 44) | 3 (21.4) | 41 (14.9) |
| 3 (21.8) | 41 (25.7) |
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| Mild (n = 72) | 3 (3.4) | 69 (34.3) |
| 1 (7.1) | 71 (25.7) |
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| Moderate (n = 28) | 10 (11.2) | 18 (9.0) | 0.001 | 3 (21.4) | 25 (9.1) | 0.324 |
| Severe (n = 140) | 67 (75.3) | 73 (36.3) |
| 7 (50.0) | 133 (48.2) |
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| Missing Data (n = 6) | 6 (6.7) | 0 (0) |
| 0 (0) | 6 (2.2) |
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