Table 1.
Demographic, socioeconomic, and nutritional characteristics of cases and controls who participated in a study of the effects of diarrhea on appetite. Cases are Peruvian children ages 12 to 71 months with diarrhea. Controls are age-matched healthy children from the same peri-urban community.
| Cases | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| N | 46 | 46 |
| # male | 25 | 25 |
| Age range (months) | 12.8 to 68.8 | 12.7 to 70.5 |
| Mean age (months) | 39.4 ± 14.9 | 40.6 ± 14.2 |
| Mean WAZ | −0.1 | −0.37 |
| Mean HAZ | −0.92 | −1.09 |
| Mean WHZ | 0.64 | 0.41 |
| # breastfeeding | 8 | 4 |
| Mean per person monthly income ($US) | 40 | 45 |
| Percentage with sewage connection | 71 | 82 |
| Percentage with indoor running water | 63 | 71 |
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None of the differences in mean values were significant.