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Table 3 Liver function-related parameters and serum lipids before and 12 weeks after consuming FRVE among men

From: Effect of fermented Rhus verniciflua stokes extract on liver function parameters in healthy Korean adults: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

 

Group (total = 10)

Control (n = 5)

FRVE (n = 5)

 

0 weeks

12 weeks

pa

0 weeks

12 weeks

pa

pb

AST (IU/L)*

22.40 (± 2.98)

24.60 (± 4.40)

0.273

25.80 (± 3.14)

30.00 (±7.33)

0.465

 

change

2.20 (± 2.44)

 

4.20 (±4.35)

 

0.834

ALT (IU/L)*

25.20 (± 6.93)

26.20 (± 6.03)

0.581

29.00 (± 2.66)

28.80 (±6.11)

0.684

 

change

1.00 (± 1.70)

 

−0.20 (±4.75)

 

0.461

AST/ALT ratio

1.03 (± 0.14)

0.99 (± 0.11)

0.500

0.90 (± 0.09)

1.02 (±0.04)

0.225

 

change

−0.04 (± 0.06)

 

0.12 (±0.11)

 

0.175

GGT (mg/dL)*

20.40 (± 3.04)

20.60 (± 2.16)

0.891

35.00 (± 10.89)

27.60 (±7.81)

0.068

 

change

0.20 (± 2.58)

 

−7.40 (±3.79)

 

0.169

ALP

56.60 (± 3.57)

56.00 (± 2.59)

0.892

64.00 (± 4.16)

62.40 (±3.44)

0.461

 

change

−0.60 (± 1.69)

 

−1.60 (±3.53)

 

0.916

TC (mg/dL)

194.20 (± 12.87)

191.60 (± 12.50)

0.498

176.80 (± 11.32)

169.40 (±15.50)

0.225

 

change

−2.60 (± 10.67)

 

−7.40 (±6.61)

 

0.832

TG (mg/dL)*

152.20 (± 72.55)

113.40 (± 24.49)

0.893

275.40 (± 58.19)

144.40 (±37.27)

0.043

 

change

−38.8 (± 50.50)

 

−131.0 (±43.32)

 

0.076

HDL-C (mg/dL)

51.00 (± 3.82)

56.20 (± 4.75)

0.223

43.60 (± 5.56)

47.60 (±3.47)

0.138

 

change

5.20 (± 3.18)

 

4.00 (±2.35)

 

0.916

LDL-C (mg/dL)

112.76 (± 20.55)

112.72 (± 12.61)

0.893

78.12 (± 9.75)

92.92 (±13.76)

0.080

 

change

−0.04 (± 10.47)

 

14.80 (±7.19)

 

0.175

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SE. Data are presented as mean ± SE
  2. AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, GGT ɣ-glutamyl transferase, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides
  3. *Tested using logarithmic transformation
  4. ap-values were calculated using the Wilcoxon test comparing the baseline values (0 weeks)
  5. bp-values were calculated using the Mann-Whitney test when comparing the “change” values