Table 2.
Proportion of infants with any self‐reported symptom during the trial period
Symptoms (any) | Food supplement (n = 321) (%) | Placebo (n = 298) (%) | Proportion difference | Proportion equivalence P‐value | Non‐inferiority P‐value at .05 margin |
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Any symptom | 11.5 | 10.7 | 0.0079 | .755 | .048 |
Rash | 1.9 | 3.0 | −0.0115 | .356 | <.0001 |
Cough | 0.6 | 1.7 | −0.0105 | .222 | <.0001 |
Stuffy nose | 0.9 | 1.0 | −0.0007 | .927 | <.0001 |
Diarrhea | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.0110 | .384 | .001 |
Throw‐up/spit‐up | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.0132 | .403 | .010 |
Other symptoms | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.0022 | .823 | <.0001 |