Characteristics of diarrhoea and control patients
| Diarrhoea group (DG) n (%) | Control group (CG) n (%) | |
| Number of subjects | 107 | 67 |
| Race | ||
| White | 81 (76) | 52 (78) |
| Aboriginal | 17 (16) | 6 (9) |
| Other | 8 (8) | 7 (10) |
| Unknown | 1 | 2 (3) |
| Age | ||
| 0–6 mth | 24 (22) | 25 (37) |
| >6–12 mth | 20 (19) | 16 (24) |
| >12–60 mth | 57 (53) | 21 (31) |
| >60 mth | 1 (1) | 1 (2) |
| Unknown | 5 (5) | 4 (6) |
| % weight for length | 97 (SD 15%) | 99.8 (SD 14) |
| Antibiotic use | 48 (45) | 19 (28) (p = 0.013) |