Commercially available probiotic drinks containing Lactobacillus casei DN-114001 reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhea

Table 4 Differences in patients (mean ± SD or percentage) with and without diarrhea in the first study

Parameter	Diarrhea	No diarrhea	P value
n	49	206
Age (yr)	74.9 ± 13.3	69.6 ± 16.5	0.028
Gender	M: 20.0%F: 18.4%	M: 80.0%F: 81.6%	NS
Hospital stay (d)	15.0 ± 10.1	11.1 ± 6.9	0.007
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.5 ± 0.8	1.1 ± 0.6	< 0.001
Albumine (mg/dL)	3.2 ± 0.2	3.4 ± 0.3	0.04
BMI	25.3 ± 4.7	26.1 ± 4.5	NS

NS: No significance; BMI: Body mass index.