Table 1. Variables assessed in the initial regression models of 335, 6–35 month old Nepalese children with 391 episodes of acute diarrhea in a study to assess predictors of diarrhea with extended duration.

Age categories	6–11, 12–23, ≥24
Gender	male or female
Whether the child was breastfed	yes or no
Whether the child was exclusively breastfed	yes or no
Stool frequency 24 hours prior to enrollment,	number of stools in 4 categories
Presence of watery stools 24 hours prior to enrollment	yes or no
Fever during episode, reported by caretaker	yes or no
Number of days with diarrhea before clinic visit	1–4
Dehydrated at enrolment*	yes or no
Presence of fever (axillary temperature >38°C)	yes or no
Stunted, defined as being less than 2Z length for age†	yes or no
Wasted, defined as being less than 2Z weight for length†	yes or no
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	hemoglobin level at enrolment
Plasma zinc (µmol/L)	zinc level at enrolment
Recruited from joint families	yes or no
Families owning their own land	yes or no
Families with only one child	yes or no
Families living in only one room	yes or no
Mothers age	years
Any schooling of mother	yes or no
Any schooling of father	yes or no

^*Dehydration defined according to WHO guidelines.

^†National Center for Health Statisitics, 2000.