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Table 1 Basic information and clinical symptoms of the 684 children with acute diarrhea

From: Characteristics of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among children under 5 years of age with acute diarrhea: a hospital based study

Characteristic

Number (%)

Age(months)

 0–11

166(24.3%)

 12–23

189(27.7%)

 24–35

101(14.7%)

 36–47

116(16.9%)

 48–59

112(16.4%)

Sex

 Male

421(61.6%)

 Female

263(38.4%)

Season

 Spring(January–March)

161(23.5%)

 Summer(April–June)

252(36.8%)

 Autumn(July–September)

123(18.0%)

 Winter(October–December)

148(21.6%)

Clinical Symptoms

 Nausea

60(10.8%)

 Vomiting

114(20.6%)

 Abdominal pain

268(48.3%)

 Fever(> 37.2 °C)

97(17.4%)

 others

16(2.9%)