Table 1. Demographic Information, Bowel Flora Results, and Liver Enzyme Activity of Control and Alcoholic Patients at Day One (M ± SEM).
| Healthy Control, n=24 | Alcoholic Patients, n=66 | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 42.7 ± 1.2 | 42.3 ± 1.1 |
| Duration of Alcoholism, years | - | 16.4 ± 3.2 |
| Percent Smokers | 68% | 77% |
| E. coli, log CFU/g | 6.70 ± 0.34 | 7.36± 0.28 |
| Bifidobacteria, log CFU/g | 7.5 ± 0.32 | 6.30 ± 0.17a |
| Lactobacilli, log CFU/g | 4.59 ± 0.34 | 3.15 ± 0.19a |
| Enterococci, log CFU/g | 5.5 ± 0.30 | 4.43 ± 0.20a |
| ALT, U/L | 22.96 ± 2.4 | 50.49 ± 5.9a |
| AST, U/L | 29.15 ± 2.03 | 104.1 ± 9.5a |
| GGT, U/L | 51.88 ± 6.24 | 161.5 ± 13.51a |
| LDH, U/L | 326.31 ± 10.6 | 574.2 ± 22.04a |
| Total Bilirubin, μmol/l | 16.78 ± 0.79 | 22.56 ± 1.17a |
a
p < 0.05 vs. healthy control group