. 2018 Oct-Dec;39(4):213–219. doi: 10.4103/ayu.AYU_147_18

Table 1.

Assessment of effect of therapy in group-AKA (Apamarga Kshara application): (n=25)

Symptom	Time period	Mean		Mean diff.	% Relief	Z	W	SD	SE	P	Significance

		BT	AT
Bleeding per rectum	7^th day	2	0.44	1.56	78	-4.51	-325	0.50	0.10	<0.001	HS
	14^th day	2	0.00	2.00	100	-5.00	-325	0.00	0.00	<0.001	HS
	21st day	2	0.00	2.00	100	-5.00	-325	0.00	0.00	<0.001	HS
	28^th day	2	0.00	2.00	100	-5.00	-325	0.00	0.00	<0.001	HS
Painful defecation	7^th day	1	0.16	0.84	84	-4.58	-231	0.37	0.07	<0.001	HS
	14^th day	1	0.08	0.92	92	-4.79	-276	0.27	0.05	<0.001	HS
	21st day	1	0.04	0.96	96	-4.89	-300	0.20	0.04	<0.001	HS
	28^th day	1	0.04	0.96	96	-4.89	-300	0.20	0.04	<0.001	HS
Prolapse of piles	7^th day	2	0.68	1.32	66	-4.56	-325	0.47	0.09	<0.001	HS
	14^th day	2	0.08	1.92	96	-4.83	-325	0.27	0.05	<0.001	HS
	21st day	2	0.04	1.96	98	-4.91	-325	0.20	0.04	<0.001	HS
	28^th day	2	0.00	2.00	100	-5.00	-325	0.00	0.00	<0.001	HS
Discharge per rectum	7^th day	0.12	0.04	0.08	66.67	-1.41	-3.00	0.20	0.04	0.500	NS
	14^th day	0.12	0.00	012	100	-1.73	-6.00	0.00	0.00	0.250	NS
	21st day	0.12	0.00	0.12	100	-1.73	-6.00	0.00	0.00	0.250	NS
	28^th day	0.12	0.00	0.12	100	-1.73	-6.00	0.00	0.00	0.250	NS
Size of piles	7^th day	2	1.16	0.84	42	-4.58	-231	0.37	0.07	<0.001	HS
	14^th day	2	0.56	1.44	72	-4.51	-325	0.50	0.10	<0.001	HS
	21^st day	2	0.08	1.92	96	-4.83	-325	0.27	0.05	<0.001	HS
	28^th day	2	0.00	2.00	100	-5.00	-325	0.00	0.00	<0.001	HS

BT: Before Treatment, AT: After Treatment , Z: Z-test W: Wilcoxon signed rank test, SD: Standard Deviation, SE: Standard Error, P: Probability, HS: Highly Significant, NS: Non Significant