Table 2

Clinical outcomes in the treatment and control group.

Health Outcomes

Treatment

Control

Odds ratio [95%CI]

P value

Mean duration of diarrhea (m ± SE)

4.34 ± 0.2

4.48 ± 0.2

0.3

Length of hospital stay (m ± SE)

1.6 ± 0.2

2 ± 0.2

0.2

Diarrhea > 4 days (%)

39

46

0.83 (0.63, 1.1)

0.2

Unscheduled IV use(%)

2

5

0.37 (0.07, 1.9)

0.2

Weight loss(%)

34

44

0.7 (0.4, 1.2)

0.2

Complications

1

6

0.15 (0.02, 1.2)

0.05

Mortality

0

2

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