Table 6.

Proportion of children with multiple episodes per year by treatment group

	Placebo (n=2032)	Zinc (n=2038)	RR (95% CI)
Diarrhoea
>1	953 (47%)	997 (49%)	1·03 (0·94−1·14)
>2	661 (33%)	641 (31%)	0·97 (0·85−1·10)
>3	422 (21%)	397 (19%)	0·93 (0·79−1·10)
>4	269 (13%)	269 (13%)	0·98 (0·80−1·20)
Persistent diarrhoea
>1	8 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0·87 (0·32−2·36)
Dysentery
>1	73 (4%)	88 (4%)	1·27 (0·85−1·89)
>2	20 (1%)	27 (1%)	1·33 (0·70−2·51)
ALRI
>1	459 (23%)	480 (24%)	1·04 (0·89−1·22)
>2	226 (11%)	257 (13%)	1·14 (0·91−1·43)
>3	102 (5%)	131 (6%)	1·26 (0·91−1·74)

Data are n (%). RR=relative risk. ALRI=acute lower respiratory illness.