Systematic review of diarrhea duration and severity in children and adults in low- and middle-income countries

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Measures of severity of diarrhea among individuals ≥ 16 yrs of age by country income-status

		Study Sites¹ N	Weighted Mean² % (95% CI)
Low- and middle-income countries
Community
Dehydration	Any	1	5.0 (-)
Vomiting		1	24.9 (-)
Hospital Outpatient
Dehydration	Any	1	30.1 (-)
Vomiting		1	43.3 (-)
Bloody Stool		1	10.0 (-)
Stool Frequency	Mean Stool Frequency (stools/day)	1	8.1 (-)
Hospital Inpatient
Dehydration	Any	2	92.8 (90.1-95.5)
	Mild	1	0 (-)
	Moderate	1	72.7 (-)
	Severe	2	40.3 (35.2-45.5)
Vomiting		1	83.0 (-)
High-income countries
Community
Vomiting		1	75.0 (-)
Hospital Outpatient
Vomiting		1	25.9 (-)

¹Individual studies (n = 4) may contribute more than one study site (N) to each estimate²Estimates for ≥ 2 study sites generated by logistic regression model weighted by sample size

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