Characteristics of patients who completed the trial
| High volume group (n = 128) | Low volume group (n = 134) | p Value | |
| Age (months) | 7.77 (2.35) | 8.22 (2.42) | 0.1241-150 |
| Weight (kg) | 8.25 (1.09) | 8.48 (0.99) | 0.0651-150 |
| Length (cm) | 69.15 (4.12) | 69.67 (4.48) | 0.3371-150 |
| Head circumference (cm) | 40.75 (2.59) | 40.99 (2.64) | 0.4511-150 |
| Skinfold thickness of abdomen (cm) | 1.10 (0.12) | 1.10 (0.11) | 0.9421-150 |
| Duration of diarrhoea before admission (hours) | 42.52 (15.10) | 40.89 (14.43) | 0.3621-150 |
| Stool frequency before admission (times/day) | 15.66 (10.56) | 14.37 (8.13) | 0.2741-150 |
| Usual stool frequency (times/day) | 1.49 (0.65) | 1.44 (0.58) | 0.5041-150 |
| Vomiting before admission (n (%)) | 72 (56.3) | 84 (62.7) | 0.2871-151 |
| Temperature >37.5°C on admission (n (%)) | 99 (77.3) | 101 (75.4) | 0.7131-151 |
| Estimated degree of dehydration | |||
| Mild (n (%)) | 64 (50.0) | 70 (52.2) | |
| Moderate (n (%)) | 46 (35.9) | 44 (32.9) | 0.8681-151 |
| Severe (n (%)) | 18 (14.1) | 20 (14.9) | |
| Characteristic of stool | |||
| Watery (n (%)) | 122 (95.3) | 122 (91.0) | 0.1721-151 |
| Mucous or blood (n (%)) | 6 (4.7) | 12 (9.0) | |
| Aetiology | |||
| Rotavirus (n (%)) | 57 (44.5) | 78 (58.2) | |
| 1-152Bacteria (n (%)) | 15 (12.7) | 19 (14.2) | 0.0271-151 |
| No pathogen identified (n (%)) | 56 (43.8) | 37 (27.6) | |