| Number | Group A Loperamide only (N=34) | Group B Loperamide and berberine (N=34) | Group C Loperamide and turmeric (N=34) | Group D Loperamide, turmeric and berberine (N=34) |
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Gender—male (n, %) | 136 | 18 (52.9) | 20 (58.8) | 17 (50.0) | 22 (64.7) |
Age (mean, sd) | 134 | 33.0 (10.2) | 29.9 (10.7) | 34.7 (12.3) | 34.0 (13.1) |
Hometown—from Shanghai | 136 | 13 (38.2) | 11 (32.4) | 16 (47.1) | 13 (38.2) |
Number loose stools in last 24 h (median, IQR) | 134 | 4.5 (4, 5) | 4 (3.5, 5.5) | 4 (3, 5) | 4 (3.5, 6) |
Mean symptom severitya (mean, sd) | 128 | 0.9 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.8) | 1.1 (0.7) | 1.1 (0.7) |
Prior duration of loose stools (median, IQR) | 127 | 19 (8, 35) | 13.5 (9, 28) | 13 (9, 33) | 18 (11, 30) |