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Age (month)
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18. 3 ± 11. 26
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17. 8 ± 10
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Gender (male/female)
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32/31
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35/27
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Admission Weight (kg)
|
6.0 ± 1.33
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5.84 ± 1.13
|
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Weight for age percent median
|
54. 9 ± 6.7
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54.9 ± 5.38
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Weight for length percent median
|
70.9 ± 5.3
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70.8 ± 5.6
|
|
Weight for age Z score
|
−4.38 ± .68
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−4.31 ± 0.63
|
|
Weight for length Z score
|
−3.14 ± 1.88
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−2.76 ± 2.46
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Presence of bi-pedal edema
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46/63 (73%)
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49/63(78%)
|
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Serum Albumin (g/L)
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39.7 ± 5.57
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39.3 ± 6.12
|
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Serum sodium (mmol/L)
|
140 ± 6.7
|
140 ± 5.8
|
|
Serum potassium (mmol/L)
|
3.54 ± 1.0
|
3.6 ± 1.0
|
|
Serum chloride (mmol/L)
|
105 ± 8.0
|
106 ± 7.0
|
|
SerumTCO2 (mmol/L)
|
16.4 ± 4.2
|
15.8 ± 3.6
|
|
Duration of diarrhoea before admission (hours)
|
39 ± 18.2
|
40.0 ± 15.68
|
|
Number of stool in last 24 hours.
|
14.36 ± 6.00
|
14.02 ± 6.09
|
|
Duration of vomiting before adm. (hours)
|
35.9 ± 18.10
|
38.6 ± 16.2
|
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No. of vomit in last 24 hrs
|
7.7 ± 4.1
|
7.4 ± 3.4
|
|
Dehydration status on admission (Some/ Severe)
|
57/6
|
55/8
|
|
Breastfed prior to illness
|
43/63 (69%)
|
48/63(76%)
|
|
Stool pathogens
| | |
|
Vibrio cholera
|
3/63
|
4/63
|
|
Rota virus
|
4/63
|
5/63
|
|
None identified*
|
56/63
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54/63
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