Fig. 4

Anthropometric and nutritional status stratified by subject condition after the intervention. Values are presented as means ± S.E.; statistical significance of within group differences was assessed by paired t-test. There were no significant differences in baseline values among the three groups. †P < 0.1, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with baseline values. Study subjects were categorized into 5 groups according to their final condition during the intervention: 1) unimproved (n = 29, no improvement from diarrhea or constipation), 2) normal maintenance (n = 22 without symptoms of diarrhea or constipation from the 23 subjects without symptoms before intervention), 3) diarrhea improved (n = 8 improvements from the 18 diarrhea-only subjects before the intervention), 4) constipation improved (n = 13 improvements from the 24 constipation-only subjects before the intervention) and 5) recurrent D/C improved (n = 12 improvements from the 19 recurrent diarrhea and constipation subjects before the intervention)