Table 2.

Comparison of outcome variables between two treatment groups

Variables	Modified WHO-ORS (n = 63)	Modified WHO-ORS + PHGG (n = 63)	Mean difference (95% CI)	p-value
Duration of diarrhoea (hours) after admission	75 ± 39	57 ± 31	−18(−30, −4)	0.01
Number of children stopped diarrhoea within 72 hours	19/63(30%)	29/63(46%)	0.66(0.41 to 1.04)*	0.06
Time required to attain 80% of the median weight for length (days)	5.7 ± 2.8	4.5 ± 2.6	−1.2 (−2.27, −0.14)	0.027
Number of children with ORS failure/Requirement of unscheduled IV therapy	3/63 (5%)	4/63 (6.34%)	0.75(0.17 to 3.22)*	0.69

*Relative Risk (RR) (95% confidence interval).

Values are mean ± SD or numbers (%).