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Table 4 Liver function-related parameters and serum lipids before and 12 weeks after consuming FRVE among women

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

 

Group (total = 42)

Control (n = 20)

FRVE (n = 22)

 

0 weeks

12 weeks

pa

0 weeks

12 weeks

pa

pb

AST (IU/L)*

20.00 (± 1.66)

18.70 (± 1.02)

0.581

18.86 (± 1.03)

18.77 (±1.10)

0.776

 

change

−1.30 (± 1.60)

 

−0.09 (±0.64)

 

0.699

ALT (IU/L)*

15.68 (± 2.83)

14.89 (± 1.61)

0.669

13.82 (± 1.29)

14.18 (±1.41)

0.798

 

change

−0.79 (± 2.34)

 

0.36 (±1.28)

 

0.818

AST/ALT ratio

1.55 (± 0.11)

1.45 (± 0.12)

0.119

1.52 (± 0.10)

1.46 (±0.09)

0.646

 

change

−0.10 (± 0.06)

 

−0.05 (±0.11)

 

0.235

GGT (mg/dL)*

17.80 (± 2.42)

16.70 (± 2.42)

0.023

18.55 (± 2.59)

17.59 (±3.01)

0.112

 

change

−1.10 (± 0.64)

 

−0.95 (±0.93)

 

0.136

ALP

66.55 (± 3.42)

64.85 (± 2.95)

0.320

66.45 (± 5.11)

66.05 (±5.21)

0.755

 

change

−1.70 (± 1.67)

 

−0.41 (±1.30)

 

0.805

TC (mg/dL)

190.00 (± 5.64)

186.10 (± 5.46)

0.180

180.05 (± 6.60)

178.18 (±6.45)

0.618

 

change

−3.90 (± 2.80)

 

−1.86 (±3.68)

 

0.667

TG (mg/dL)*

119.15 (± 24.23)

93.75 (± 12.64)

0.054

107.68 (± 18.88)

103.05 (±19.43)

0.421

 

change

−25.40 (± 12.56)

 

−4.64 (±9.17)

 

0.203

HDL-C (mg/dL)

62.80 (± 3.36)

63.85 (± 2.76)

0.494

66.91 (± 3.51)

65.91 (±3.52)

0.525

 

change

1.05 (± 1.51)

 

−1.00 (±1.55)

 

0.769

LDL-C (mg/dL)

103.37 (± 4.77)

103.50 (± 5.50)

0.968

95.63 (± 6.42)

96.40 (±6.43)

0.831

 

change

0.13 (± 3.24)

 

0.77 (±3.56)

 

0.276

  1. 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