Continuous diagnostic models for volume deficit in patients with acute diarrhea

Table 1 Population characteristics^a

	DHAKA study (N = 782)	NIRUDAK study (N = 2139)
Age^b. median (25–75th percentile)	15 (9–29 months)	35 (18–60 years)
Sex, No. (%)
Female	339 (43)	1063 (50)
Male	443 (57)	1095 (50)
Home location, No. (%)
Urban	490 (63)	1628 (76)
Rural/suburban	291 (37)	511 (24)
Nutritional status (MUAC)^c, No. (%)
Severe wasting	35 (5)	31 (1)
Moderate wasting	121 (15)	164 (8)
No wasting	626 (80)	1944 (91)
Diarrhea duration and frequency, median (25–75th percentiles)
Days of diarrhea Prior to arrival	2 (1–4)	0 (0–1)
Loose stools Prior 24 h	15 (10–20)	15 (10–20)
Dehydration category, No. (%)
Severe dehydration	84 (11)	277 (13)
Some dehydration	344 (44)	1431 (67)
No dehydration	354 (45)	431 (20)

^aCategorical variables were summarized as number (percent), continuous variables summarized as median (25–75th percentile
^bFor DHAKA Study, age is presented in months; for the NIRUDAK Study, age is presented in years
^cNutritional status was calculated using the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as outlined in the literature (26–28). For the DHAKA study, the proportion of children with undernutrition was determined using a MUAC < 115 mm for severe wasting and 115–125 mm for moderate wasting and > 125 for normal. For the NIRUDAK Study, patients between the ages of 5–9 years old were categorized as severe wasting if MUAC was < 135 mm, moderate wasting if MUAC was 135–145 mm and normal if MUAC measurement was > 145 mm. Patients between the ages of 10–14 years old were categorized as severe wasting if MUAC measurement was < 160 mm, moderate wasting if MUAC measurement was 160–185 mm and normal if MUAC was > 185 mm. For patients 15 years of age and older, severe wasting was defined as a MUAC measurement < 185 mm; moderate wasting was categorized as a MUAC 185–210 mm; normal was defined as a MUAC measurement > 210 mm

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