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.