Clinical Study

Impact of Pentoxifylline and Vitamin E on Ribavirin-Induced Haemolytic Anaemia in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: An Egyptian Survey

Table 5

Comparison of different virological responses between studied groups.

ResponseStudied groupsChi-square test value
CombinedControl
Group 1Group2

Intention to treatn : 100n : 100
 ETR71 (71%)56 (56%)4.8540.027*
 SVR66 (66%)49 (49%)5.9130.015*
Per protocoln : 83n : 79
 ETR71 (85.5%)56 (70.9%)5.1330.023*
 SVR66 (79.5%)49 (62%)6.0140.014*

ETR: end-of-treatment response.
SVR: sustained virological response.
*significant.