Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the included studies.
| Study ID | Date | Group size | Gender (M/F) | Age (mean) | Gastrointestinal symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou 2020 |
12/29/2019- 1/31/2020 |
Non-survival (54) Survival (137) |
16/38 56/81 |
69 52 |
Nausea or vomiting and diarrhoea |
| Zhang 2020 |
16/1/2020- 3/2/2020 |
Non-severe (82) Severe (58) |
38/44 33/25 |
51.5 64 |
Nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea |
| Young 2020 |
23/1/2020- 3/2/2020 |
Non-severe (12) Severe (6) |
7/5 2/4 |
37 56 |
Diarrhoea |
| Yang 2020 | 12/24/2019- 1/26/2020 |
Non-survival (32) Survival (20) |
21/11 14/6 |
64.6 51.9 |
Vomiting |
| Yang 2020 | 17/1/2020- 10/2/2020 |
Overall (149) | 81/68 | 45.11 | Diarrhoea and nausea or vomiting |
| Xu 2020 |
10/1/2020- 26/1/2020 |
Overall (62) | 35/27 | 41 | Diarrhoea |
| Xu 2020 |
17/1/2020- 10/2/2020 |
Overall (90) | 39/51 | 50 | Diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting |
| Wang 2020 | 1/1/2020- 28//2020 |
Non-ICU (102) ICU (36) |
53/51 22/14 |
51 66 |
Diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain |
| Shi 2020 |
12/20/2019- 1/23/2020 |
Overall (81) | 42/39 | 49.5 | Diarrhoea and vomiting |
| Huang 2020 |
12/2019- 1/2020 |
Overall (34) | 14/20 | 56 | Diarrhoea |
| Huang 2020 |
12/16/2019- 1/2/2020 |
Non-ICU (28) ICU (13) |
19/9 11/2 |
49 49 |
Diarrhoea |
| Guan 2020 |
12/11/2019- 1/29/2020 |
Non-survival (67) Survival (1032) Non-severe (926) Severe (173) |
45/22 592/437 537/386 100/73 |
63 46 45 52 |
Diarrhoea and nausea or vomiting |
| Chen 2020 |
1/1/2020- 1/20/2020 |
Overall (99) | 67/32 | 55.5 | Diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting |
| Chen 2020 |
1/20/2020- 2/6/2020 |
Overall (249) | 126/123 | 51 | Diarrhoea |
| Xiao 2020 |
2/1/2020- 2/14/2020 |
Overall (73) | 41/32 | 43 | Diarrhoea |
| Qin 2020 |
1/10/2020- 2/12/2020 |
Non-severe (166) Severe (286) |
80/86 155/131 |
53 61 |
Diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain |
| Qian 2020 |
1/20/2020- 2/11/2020 |
Mild (82) Severe (9) |
NA | 49 66 |
Diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting |
| Mo 2020 |
1/1/2020- 2/5/2020 |
General (70) Refractory (85) |
33/37 55/30 |
46 61 |
Diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain |
| Chang 2020 |
1/16/2020- 1/29/2020 |
Overall (13) | NA | 34 | Diarrhoea |
| Zhang 2020 |
1/17/2020- 2/8/2020 |
Normal CT (72) Abnormal CT (573) |
33/39 295/278 |
34 46 |
Diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting |
| Chung 2020 |
1/1/2020- 2/5/2020 |
Overall (21) | 13/8 | 51 | Nausea |
Abbreviation: ICU: intensive care unit; M: male; F: female; CT: computed tomography.