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

Table 5

Mean blood pressures, rectal temperatures, pulse rates, and respiration rates over 4 days of subjects 2 to 5 years 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)		93/62			93/62			94/61			Not recorded
Placebo + ORS (systolic/diastolic)		93/65			95/66			96/65			Not recorded
Mean rectal temperature (°C.)
LifeDrops + ORS	36.9	36.8	36.8	36.6	36.6	36.6	36.7	36.8	36.8	36.7	36.6	36.4
Placebo + ORS	36.9	37.1	36.6	36.7	36.8	36.8	36.8	36.6	36.7	36.7	36.6	36.7
Mean pulse rate (beats/min)
LifeDrops + ORS	126	126	127	125	127	127	126	126	126	126	121	121
Placebo + ORS	125	126	124	125	125	124	126	124	125	125	123	122
Mean respiration rate (breaths/min)
LifeDrops + ORS	29	30	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	30	28	29
Placebo + ORS	31	31	29	31	30	30	31	30	31	30	31	29