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 9 Impact of SMA alterations at the tree time-points of investigation on the sustained biochemical response of the patients.

	Biochemical response at the end of follow up [n (%)]
	n	Yes	No	P
Alteration of SMA titers
Increase	14	7 (50)	7 (50)	0.005
Decrease	18	16 (88.8)	2 (11.2)
Constant	25	10 (40)	15 (60)

Abbreviations are same as in the text. n = the number of individuals in each group of patients. Alterations of autoantibodies titres are referred to the period from entry to end of follow-up. P values were calculated by total χ².