The Effect of Adjuvant Zinc Therapy on Recovery from Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Characteristics of the study population according to the duration of symptoms and taking medication at home as well as the duration of symptoms and hospitalization in the comparison groups^↑.

	Treatment group			Control group			𝑃 value*
	<2 days	2–5 days	>5 days	<2 days	2–5 days	>5 days
Duration of symptoms at home	11 (18.3)	23 (38.3)	26 (43.34)	13 (21.7)	27 (45)	20 (33.3)	0.53
Duration of taking medication at home	19 (31.7)	24 (40)	17 (28.3)	21 (35)	19 (31.7)	20 (33.3)	0.63
Duration of symptoms at hospital	30 (50)	22 (36.7)	8 (13.3)	25 (41.7)	33 (55)	2 (3.3)	0.044
Duration of hospitalization	12 (20)	36 (60)	12 (20)	2 (3.3)	34 (56.7)	24 (40)	0.004

↑Both groups included 60 members. The corresponding values in the table are number (percentage).
∗Chi-square: 𝛼=0.05.