Age, years, median (IQR) | 175 | 1.5 (0.9–2.1) | 88 | 1.5 (0.9–2.0) | 87 | 1.5 (0.9–2.2) |
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Female, n (%) | 175 | 88 (50.3) | 88 | 50 (56.8) | 87 | 38 (43.7) |
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Weight, kg, median (IQR) | 169 | 11.0 (9.5–14.0) | 86 | 11.0 (9.4–14.0) | 83 | 12.0 (9.5–14.3) |
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Duration of vomiting prior to presentation, days, median (IQR) | 174 | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 87 | 1.2 (1.0–2.0) | 87 | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) |
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Frequency of vomiting in past 24 hours, median (IQR) | 171 | 5.0 (4.0–10.0) | 86 | 5.0 (4.0–10.0) | 85 | 6.0 (4.0–10.0) |
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Diarrhoea present, n (%) | 174 | 124 (71.3) | 87 | 66 (75.9) | 87 | 58 (66.7) |
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Duration of diarrhoea prior to presentation, days, median (IQR)a | 124 | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 66 | 1.0 (0.4–2.0) | 58 | 1.0 (0.0–3.0) |
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Frequency of diarrhoea in past 24 hours, median (IQR)a | 123 | 3.0 (2.0–5.0) | 66 | 2.0 (1.0–5.0) | 57 | 1.5 (0.0–4.0) |
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Dehydration assessed at 0–100% by GP, median (IQR) | 170 | 20.0 (10.0–40.0) | 85 | 20.0 (6.0–40.0) | 85 | 20.0 (10.0–40.0) |
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Use of concomitant medication, n (%) | 175 | 65 (37.1) | 88 | 31 (35.2) | 87 | 34 (39.1) |
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Additional risk factors of dehydration, n (%)b | | | | | | |
1 | 175 | 63 (36.0) | 88 | 33 (37.5) | 87 | 30 (34.5) |
≥2 | 175 | 18 (10.3) | 88 | 10 (11.4) | 87 | 8 (9.2) |
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Alarm symptoms of severe dehydration, n (%)c | | | | | | |
1 | 175 | 32 (18.3) | 88 | 15 (17.0) | 87 | 17 (19.5) |
≥2 | 175 | 2 (1.1) | 88 | 1 (1.1) | 87 | 1 (1.1) |