Table 1 Correlation between patients’ characteristics, number of symptoms, presence of particular symptoms, signs and findings, and success of hydrostatic saline enema reduction

Patients’ characteristics

Count (N = 158)

Mean ± SD

p-value

Age (months)

N/A

34 ± 29.95

0.3

Weight (kg)

N/A

14.28 ± 4.82

0.1

Male

102

N/A

0.2

Female

56

N/A

Number of symptoms

Count (N = 354) (range 0–11)

Log odds of success

95% CI

p-value

Increasing number of symptoms

354

−0.55

−0.9 to −0.3

< 0.0003

Symptoms

Count (N = 354)

Log odds of success

95% CI

p-value

Infection

34

1.25

−0.9 to 3.3

0.2

Blood in stool

21

−0.87

−2.5 to 0.8

0.3

Diarrhea

17

−1.97

−3.9 to −0.1

< 0.05

Mucus in stool

6

−0.07

−2.4 to 2.3

0.9

Loose stool

20

0.35

−2.1 to 2.8

0.8

Constipation

25

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Fever

34

1.7

−0.7 to 4.1

0.2

Peritoneal signs

5

−1.46

−4.7 to 1.8

0.4

Emesis

77

−2.9

−5.3 to −0.5

< 0.02

USG: enlarged lymph nodes

64

−0.14

−1.7 to 1.5

0.9

USG: Fluid in peritoneal cavity

51

−2.06

−3.6 to −0.6

< 0.008