Table 4.

Comparison of symptoms and complications of treatment within case and control groups

Symptom	Control group (n=42)					P value	Case group (n=44)					P value
	Admission	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks		Admission	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks
Rectal bleeding	21	19	18	15	12	0.000*	26	19	15	13	8	0.001*
Incomplete defecation	31	27	25	21	21	0.000*	26	24	15	11	12	0.000*
Anal pain	30	28	21	16	15	0.041*	21	21	11	10	6	0.000*
Anal irritation	22	20	13	9	6	0.005*	23	18	10	6	5	0.008*
Anal discharge	13	11	8	7	4	0.000*	13	6	5	4	2	0.220
Anal discomfort	25	24	19	15	13	0.000*	22	17	12	8	7	0.000*
Complication
Diarrhoea	10	6	4	2	2	0.011*	12	4	3	1	0	0.009*
Nausea	9	2	0	0	0	0.024*	10	3	1	1	0	0.029*
Vomiting	5	0	0	0	0	0.560	4	2	1	1	0	0.630
Skin rash	12	5	2	2	1	0.270	9	3	2	0	0	0.067
Pruritus	13	7	2	1	1	0.210	14	5	4	1	0	0.056
Headache	19	3	1	0	0	0.004*	21	11	3	3	0	0.006*
Vertigo	15	4	1	0	0	0.012*	18	7	2	1	0	0.016*

Number of individuals in case and control groups are 44 and 42, respectively (n_total=86).

*Significant differences between case and control groups.