Table 6.

Distribution of clinical symptoms and signs by age group for confirmed cholera cases (N = 1,808)

	Watery stool	10+ stools in 24 hours	Vomiting	Dehydration	Rice water stools	Nausea	Dry mucous membra-nes	Abdominal pain	Leg cramp	Mucous stool	Altered conscious-ness	Difficulty breathing	Coma	Bloody stool
Age < 5 years	361	172	332	351	299	255	219	141	115	31	16	7	7	0
Percentage	94.8	48.3	90.7	97.0	79.5	84.2	64.6	42.5	35.0	8.3	4.5	2.0	2.0	0.0
Age ≥ 5 years	1,286	562	1,167	1,195	1,025	936	816	716	812	91	68	56	17	2
Percentage	92.7	47.4	91.0	94.5	74.8	80.6	73.65	58.2	66.3	6.7	5.7	4.1	1.4	0.2
P value	0.164	0.748	0.884	0.054	0.056	0.151	0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.304	0.386	0.025	0.455	0.458