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Table 4 Mean CLDQ and ASEX scores in both groups

From: Spirulina platensis versus silymarin in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. A pilot randomized, comparative clinical trial

Treatment

groups

Compared Pairs

Number

Variable name

Mean

SD

Paired t

Sig.

Spirulina

Pair 1

30

CLDQ before Rx

4.730

0.320

6.884

0.0000

  

30

CLDQ after 6 months

4.301

0.442

  
 

Pair 2

30

ASEX before Rx

17.333

4.452

5.323

0.00001

  

30

ASEX after 6 months

15.167

2.995

  

Silymarin

Pair 1

29

CLDQ before Rx

4.727

0.354

2.416

0.0225

  

29

CLDQ after 6 months

4.586

0.395

  
 

Pair 2

29

ASEX before Rx

17.241

4.265

2.306

0.0287

  

29

ASEX after 6 months

16.621

3.959

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