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. 2022 Feb 9;11:e72294. doi: 10.7554/eLife.72294

Table 2. Clinical characteristics of study population.

Diarrhea etiology assigned No diarrhea etiology assigned
Overall n(%)N = 199 Bangladesh n(%)N = 130 Mali n(%)N = 69 Overall n(%)N = 101 Bangladesh n(%)N = 20 Mali n(%)N = 81
Age (median, IQR), months 12 (8) 12 (9) 11 (8) 8 (7) 11.5 (7) 8 (7)
Sex
Male 123 (61.8) 77 (59.2) 46 (66.7) 63 (62.4) 11 (55) 52 (64.2)
Female 76 (38.2) 53 (40.8) 23 (33.3) 38 (37.6) 9 (45) 29 (35.8)
Diarrhea Duration (median, IQR), days 2 (2) 3 (1) 0.6 (0.3) 1.5 (2.3) 3 (1.3) 0.7 (0.1)
# Episodes of Diarrhea Past 24 hours (median, IQR) 12 (9.5) 15 (8) 5 (3) 6 (4) 15 (3.5) 5 (3)
Bloody Stool Reported
Yes 7 (3.5) 2 (1.5) 5 (7.2) 3 (3) 0 (0) 3 (3.7)
No 192 (96.5) 128 (98.5) 64 (92.8) 98 (97) 20 (100) 78 (96.3)
Fever Reported
Yes 163 (81.9) 119 (91.5) 44 (63.8) 66 (65.3) 18 (90) 48 (59.3)
No 36 (18.1) 11 (8.5) 25 (36.2) 35 (34.7) 2 (10) 33 (40.7)
Vomiting Reported**
Yes (original question format) 73 (36.7) 73 (56.2) 12 (11.9) 12 (60)
Yes (revised question format) 81 (40.7) 45 (34.6) 36 (52.2) 21 (20.8) 5 (25) 16 (19.8)
No 45 (22.6) 12 (9.2) 33 (47.8) 68 (67.3) 3 (15) 65 (80.2)
Breastfeeding
Yes (Partial or Exclusive) 155 (77.9) 99 (76.2) 56 (81.2) 89 (88.1) 19 (95) 70 (86.4)
No 44 (22.1) 31 (23.8) 13 (18.8) 12 (11.9) 1 (5) 11 (13.6)
MUAC (median, IQR), cm 13.55 (1.4) 13.45 (1.3) 13.8 (1.5) 13.35 (1.8) 13.375 (2.2) 13.35 (1.9)
Prior Medications Taken
Yes 124 (62.3) 109 (83.8) 15 (21.7) 34 (33.7) 17 (85) 17 (21)
No 75 (37.7) 21 (16.2) 54 (78.3) 67 (66.3) 3 (15) 64 (79)
Years of Mother’s Education 8 (6) 8 (5) 4 (9) 6 (10) 8 (4.75) 5 (10)
Years of Father’s Education 8 (6) 8 (5) 6 (9) 6 (10) 10 (4.8) 4 (10)
People living at home (median, IQR) 6 (4) 5 (2) 9 (12) 9 (10) 6 (6) 10 (9)
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; cm, centimeter; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference ** Vomiting question was asked in two different formats at the Bangladesh site