Table 2.

Changes in liver function tests

	Placebo			Hydrogen water
	all (n = 25)	male (n = 17)	female (n = 8)	all (n = 25)	male (n = 16)	female (n = 9)
AST(IU/L)
Week 0	24.8 ± 9.1	25.6 ± 5.7	23.1 ± 10.4	25.3 ± 6.7	25.9 ± 5.3	23.9 ± 8.3
Week 6	26.3 ± 6.7	26.9 ± 7.1	25.4 ± 6.8	26.8 ± 8.2	27.2 ± 9.9	26.4 ± 5.1
ALT(IU/L)
Week 0	27.4 ± 15	28.1 ± 11	26.5 ± 17	26.9 ± 8.7	27.1 ± 6.7	26.7 ± 10.3
Week 6	28.8 ± 14	28.7 ± 16	27.6 ± 12	28.1 ± 6.5	28.8 ± 7.3	27.6 ± 9.9
γ-GPT(IU/L)
Week 0	61.9 ± 54.3	62.3 ± 35.6	60.5 ± 64.7	62.3 ± 26.2	62.1 ± 34.8	62.4 ± 47.9
Week 6	62.8 ± 22.8	63.2 ± 16.5	62.7 ± 25.9	63.6 ± 36.2	63.9 ± 54.2	63.2 ± 27.4
AST(IU/L)
Week 0	24.8 ± 9.1	25.6 ± 5.7	23.1 ± 10.4	25.3 ± 6.7	25.9 ± 5.3	23.9 ± 8.3
Week 6	26.3 ± 6.7	26.9 ± 7.1	25.4 ± 6.8	26.8 ± 8.2	27.2 ± 9.9	26.4 ± 5.1