TABLE 3.

Liver biochemistry of patients with elevated liver enzyme levels and in patients with normal liver enzyme levels

Enzyme type	Elevated liver enzyme levels (mean ± SD)	Normal liver enzyme levels (mean ± SD)	P
AST, U/L	74.59±86.95	36.07±28.26	0.000
ALT, U/L	85.4±133.07	34.64±21.46	0.002
ALP, U/L	353.11±243.75	139.22±68.45	0.000
Bilirubin, μmol/L	35.75±74.65	11.11±11.21	0.006
Albumin, g/L	36.67±7.06	37.66±5.29	0.430

ALP Alkaline phosphatase; ALT Alanine aminotransferase; AST Aspartate aminotransferase