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. 2016 Jan 6;94(1):93–98. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0657

Table 2.

Clinical variables at 30th day and 6-month posttreatment

Variable Group A (N = 60) Group B (N = 60) P value
Mean splenomegaly in cm below the left costal margin (SD) 1.61 (0.80) 1.60 (0.92) 0.92
Mean percentage reduction of splenic size posttreatment (SD) 74.87 (31.52) 77.85 (24.10) 0.56
6-month posttreatment mean body weight in kg 39.36 (16.41) 41.43 (18.37) 0.52
Mean percentage increase in body weight posttreatment (SD) 45.95 (24.12) 64.71 (30.18) < 0.001
Mean hemoglobin in g/dL (SD) 10.52 (0.94) 10.50 (0.85) 0.92
Mean percentage increase in hemoglobin posttreatment in g/dL (SD) 20.26 (8.36) 23.28 (5.69) 0.16*

SD = standard deviation.

Comparison of means done with Student's t test and Mann–Whitney U test as appropriate. Group A: Fungisome™ 5 mg/kg body weight given for two consecutive days and Group B: Fungisome™ 7.5 mg/kg body weight given for two consecutive days.

*

Statistical significance obtained with Mann–Whitney U test.