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.

Response	Studied groups		Chi-square test	𝑃 value
	Combined	Control
	Group 1	Group2
Intention to treat	n : 100	n : 100
ETR	71 (71%)	56 (56%)	4.854	0.027*
SVR	66 (66%)	49 (49%)	5.913	0.015*
Per protocol	n : 83	n : 79
ETR	71 (85.5%)	56 (70.9%)	5.133	0.023*
SVR	66 (79.5%)	49 (62%)	6.014	0.014*

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