Patients’ demographics and characteristics
| Variable | Patients (n, %) |
| Age | |
| 1–12 months | 25 (38.5%) |
| 1–3 years | 17 (26.2%) |
| 3–6 years | 14 (21.5%) |
| 6–12 years | 6 (9.2%) |
| 12–15 years | 3 (4.6%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 49 (75.4%) |
| Female | 16 (24.6%) |
| Socioeconomic category | |
| Low (category 1 and 2) | 38 (58.5%) |
| High (category 3 and 4) | 27 (41.5%) |
| Duration of symptoms (days)* | |
| <5 | 30 (47.6%) |
| ≥5 | 33 (52.4%) |
| Presence of comorbidity | 8 (12.3%) |
| Anemia | 12 (18.5%) |
| Electrolytes imbalance | 27 (41.5%) |
*Data are presented with ±SD.
SD, Standard deviation.