Research Article

The Incidence of Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in Canada, Foodbook Survey 2014-2015

Table 4

Duration and frequency of symptoms of acute gastrointestinal illness in Canada, 2014-2015.

AGIAGI without respiratory symptoms
Mean95% CIMedianMean95% CIMedian

Both vomiting and diarrhea (days)2.712.04–3.3822.601.68–3.512
Duration of vomiting only (days)1.191.08–1.2911.181.03–1.331
Duration of diarrhea only (days)2.591.22–3.9611.601.26–1.941
Number of stools in 24 hours4.483.97–4.9944.433.87–4.994
Number of vomiting episodes in 24 hours3.562.88–4.2433.973.07–4.873