Table 2 Frequency of episodes of illness during the 28-week study period
From: Cow’s milk-based beverage consumption in 1- to 4-year-olds and allergic manifestations: an RCT
Number of episodes | p-value* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >5 | ||
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) | |||||||
Control; n (%) | 25 (19) | 40 (31) | 28 (21) | 21 (16) | 10 (8) | 7 (5) | 0.938 |
CMBB; n (%) | 25 (20) | 40 (32) | 24 (19) | 16 (13) | 14 (11) | 6 (5) | |
Diarrheal disease | |||||||
Control; n (%) | 119 (91) | 11 (8) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | -- | -- | 0.354 |
CMBB; n (%) | 108 (86) | 15 (12) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | -- | -- | |
Allergic manifestations (AM) | |||||||
Control; n (%) | 71 (54) | 30 (23) | 19 (15) | 10 (8) | 1 (1) | -- | 0.021 |
CMBB; n (%) | 81 (65) | 28 (22) | 12 (10) | 3(2) | 1 (1) | -- | |