Impact of parietal cell autoantibodies and non-organ-specific autoantibodies on the treatment outcome of patients with hepatitis C virus infection: A pilot study

Table 4 Impact of ANA detection on sustained biochemical response of the patients.

	Biochemical response at the end of follow up [n (%)]
	n	Yes	No	P
ANA entry
Pos	31	13 (41.9)	18 (58.1)	0.017
Neg	26	20 (76.9)	6 (23.1)
ANA end of follow up
Pos	41	20 (48.8)	21 (51.2)	0.037
Neg	16	13 (81.3)	3 (18.7)

Abbreviations are same as in the text. n = the number of individuals in each group, P values were calculated by Fischer’s exact test or χ² where applicable.