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Table 6 Fecal losses throughout the study and on the first day after randomization

From: Controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the impact of fruit juice consumption on the evolution of infants with acute diarrhea

 

Total Losses (g/kg/hr)

First Day Losses g/kg/hr

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Apple Juice

3.94

2.35

4.13**

2.90

White Grape Juice

3.59

2.35

3.28**

2.39

Waterx

2.19*

1.63

1.78***

1.80

  1. *Differences Among groups Water vs each of the juice groups (Kruskal-Wallis test) (p = 0.001)
  2. ** Differences between WGJ and AJ (p = 0.02)
  3. *** Differences between Water and each of the juice groups (p = 0.001)
  4. xColoured/flavoured to resemble juice
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Nutrition Journal

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