Table 2

Comparison of the day specific mean oedema volume between patients treated with Daflon (500 mg) + DEC (25 mg) and patients treated with DEC (25 mg), twice daily for 90 days.

Days of comparison
Daflon 500 mg + DEC
DEC



t – value
P value
t – value
P value

day 0 vs. day 75
0.316
0.758
-0.140
0.891
day 0 vs. day 90
2.928
0.013
0.001
0.999
day 0 vs. day 180
4.149
0.002
0.521
0.612
day 0 vs. day 270
4.989
< 0.001
0.156
0.879
day 0 vs. day 360
6.959
< 0.001
0.428
0.676
day 75 vs. day 90
2.574
0.026
0.433
0.673
day 75 vs. day 180
3.309
0.007
1.291
0.221
day 180 vs. day 270
0.621
0.547
-1.003
0.336
day 270 vs. day 360
0.325
0.751
-0.006
0.996

Day 0: pre-treatment Day 1 – day 90: period of treatment Day 91 – day 360: period of follow-up

Das et al. Filaria Journal 2003 2:5   doi:10.1186/1475-2883-2-5