Table 4

Age differences in children given specific remedy



Median age of Children (IQR)
P*





N (%)
Given
Not Given


Water
784(86.8)
7.0 (2.0 to 15.0)
7.0 (3.0 to 12.0)
0.953
Fruit
656 (72.5)
8.0 (4.0 to 14.0)
3.0 (0.83 to 10.0)
<0.001
Chinese Soup
637 (70.5)
8.0 (4.0 to 14.0)
3.0 (0.88 to 10.0)
<0.001
Five-flower-tea
521 (57.6)
10.0 (5.0 to 15.0)
3.9 (1.0 to 8.5)
<0.001
Selfheal Fruit Spike
382 (42.3)
10.0 (6.0 to 16.0)
4.5 (1.5 to 10.0)
<0.001
Western Medical Doctor
321 (35.5)
7.0 (3.0 to 14.0)
7.0 (3.0 to 12.0)
0.489
Appetite Stimulant
252 (27.9)
3.5 (1.5 to 6.9)
9.0 (4.5 to 15.0)
<0.001
Abrus Herb
231 (25.6)
10.0 (5.8 to 14.0)
6.0 (2.0 to 11.0)
<0.001
Millet Water
211 (23.3)
4.3 (2.0 to 11.0)
8.0 (3.5 to 13.0)
<0.001
Turtle Jelly
200 (22.1)
12.0 (8.0 to 17.0)
6.0 (2.0 to 11.0)
<0.001
Mulberry Leaf & Chrysanthemum Flower Tea
198 (21.9)
11.0 (7.0 to 16.0)
6.0 (2.0 to 11.0)
<0.001
Chinese Medical Doctor
182 (20.2)
11.0 (6.0 to 16.0)
6.0 (2.0 to 11.0)
<0.001
Mix Milk with Rice Water
142 (15.7)
3.0 (1.0 to 6.0)
8.0 (4.0 to 14.0)
<0.001
Bo Ying Compound
114 (12.6)
3.5 (1.75 to 6.0)
8.0 (3.33 to 14.0)
<0.001
24-Taste-Herb Tea
111 (12.4)
14.0 (9.0 to 18.0)
6.0 (2.67 to 11.0)
<0.001
Warm Salt Water
87 (9.6)
11.0 (7.0 to 14.0)
6.5 (3.0 to 12.0)
<0.001
Instant Chrysanthemum Tea
75 (8.3)
12.0 (8.0 to 18.0)
6.5 (3.0 to 12.0)
<0.001
Yin Chiao Chieh Tu Pien
47 (5.2)
16.0 (10.0 to 20.0)
6.5 (3.0 to 12.0)
<0.001

* Comparing the age of children "given" and "Not given" a specific remedy by Mann-Whitney test

Kong et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2006 2:2   doi:10.1186/1746-4269-2-2