Table 2.

Basic information and clinical symptoms of the 2318 children with acute diarrhea

Characteristic	No. of case (%)
Seasons
Spring	446(19.2)
Summer	855(36.9)
Fall	414(17.9)
Winter	603(26.0)
Age (years)
< 1	1013(43.7)
1–2	711(30.7)
3–5	594(25.6)
Mean age ± SD	1.17 ± 1.23
Sex ratio (M/F)	1.72/1
Diarrhea
Frequency	4.17 ± 2.43
Loose	772(33.3)
Mucus	248(10.7)
Watery	361(15.6)
Bloody	13(0.5)
Unknown	924(39.9)
Vomiting	781(32.5)
Frequency	2.28 ± 1.71
Watery	57(2.7)
Stomach contents	724(29.8)
Fever	212(8.9)
Abdominal pain	147(6.0)
Antibiotic consumption	114(4.4)