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Age differences in children given specific remedy |
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| Median age of Children (IQR) |
P* |
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| N (%) |
Given |
Not Given |
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| 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 |
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* 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 |
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