Table 2.

Liver function parameters before and 1 month after the procedure

Parameters	All (n=59)	Brachytherapy group (n=34)	Control group (n=25)	P value
ALT (U/L)
Before	57.58±26.66	60.51±25.58	53.60±28.09	0.329
After	44.71±16.64	46.97±16.36	41.62±16.85	0.226
P value		0.002*	0.004*
AST (U/L)
Before	68.87±33.10	65.57±30.74	73.35±36.22	0.377
After	46.66±19.84	45.59±21.22	48.10±18.13	0.635
P value		0.000*	0.000*
TBIL (μmol/L)
Before	324.47±186.75	305.18±194.12	350.71±176.69	0.359
After	65.07±31.09	61.93±33.48	69.34±27.60	0.370
P value		0.000*	0.000*
DBIL (μmol/L)
Before	260.93±142.22	247.43±152.21	279.29±128.12	0.400
After	54.19±27.41	51.02±29.38	58.50±24.40	0.304
P value		0.000*	0.000*

Liver function parameters including ALT, AST, TBIL, and DBIL decreased significantly from before to 1 month after the procedure, * p value ≤ 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance

ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, TBIL Total bilirubin, DBIL direct bilirubin