Safety of a Bioactive Polyphenol Dietary Supplement in Pediatric Subjects with Acute Diarrhoea

Table 4

Mean blood pressures, rectal temperatures, pulse rates, and respiration rates over 4 days of subjects 6 to 23 months old consuming either LifeDrops solution in ORS or water (as a placebo) in ORS. Measurements were taken three times each day.

	Day 1			Day 2			Day 3			Day 4
	6 hr	12 hr	18 hr	6 hr	12 hr	18 hr	6 hr	12 hr	18 hr	6 hr	12 hr	18 hr
Mean blood pressure (mmHg)
LifeDrops + ORS (systolic/diastolic)		94/63			92/62			93/74			94/64
Placebo + ORS (systolic/diastolic)		90/63			91/64			91/64			91/64
Mean rectal temperature (°C.)
LifeDrops + ORS	37	37	36.9	36.8	36.9	36.7	36.7	36.9	36.7	36.6	36.8	36.9
Placebo + ORS	36.4	37	36.9	36.8	36.9	36.8	36.8	36.8	36.8	36.8	36.6	36.6
Mean pulse rate (beats/min)
LifeDrops + ORS	130	130	129	127	127	127	128	128	127	127	128	127
Placebo + ORS	130	130	128	128	127	127	128	127	128	127	127	127
Mean respiration rate (breaths/min)
LifeDrops + ORS	31	30	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Placebo + ORS	30	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	29	30	29	29