Table 2.

 Impact of zinc supplementation on clinical outcomes in children with cholera. Values are mean (95% confidence interval) unless stated otherwise

Variables	Zinc (n=82)	Control (n=82)	P value
Duration of diarrhoea (hours)	64.1 (58.5 to 69.7)	72.8 (67.4 to 78.6)	0.028
Total stool weight (kg/day)	1.6 (1.4 to 1.7)	1.8 (1.7 to 2.0)	0.039
Total vomitus weight (g)	789.9 (585.97 to 993.7)	565.1 (359.6 to 770.7)	0.126
Total ORS intake (ml)	706.9 (609.9 to 804.0)	693.9 (595.9 to 791.9)	0.852

ORS=oral rehydration salts.