Table 4

Change of ALT and AST

RSG (n = 27)

Change

HSG (n = 29)

Change

DCG (n = 30)

Change

baseline

week 12

baseline

week 12

baseline

week 12

Alanine transaminase (ALT), U/L

30.93 ± 16.10

30.12 ± 17.91

- 0.81 ± 8.97

28.20 ± 21.86

29.99 ± 18.48

1.79 ± 15.39

22.73 ± 13.43

29.06 ± 24.06

6.33 ± 14.43*

Aspartate transaminase (AST), U/L

28.93 ± 13.45

21.11 ± 7.60

-7.81 ± 12.60**

28.50 ± 13.24

22.98 ± 8.85

-5.52 ± 13.90*

23.13 ± 6.81

23.47 ± 12.5

0.34 ± 10.68

t test was used for comparisons with baseline, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.

Wang et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:20   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-20