passages.id: split_6_test_418_passage
passages.type: progene_text
passages.text: Haemoglobin and haematocrit significantly increased in the pentoxifylline - treated patients ( 9.9 +/- 0.5 g / dl and 27.9 +/- 1.6 % at baseline ; 10.6 +/- 0.6 g / dl and 31.3 +/- 1.9 % at the 6th month , respectively , p < 0.01 ) , whereas no variation was seen in the control group .