Table 3.

Concentration of some biochemical parameters between 1^st visit (baseline) and 3^rd visit in HIV⁺ subjects undergoing ART

Parameters	1st visit	3rd visit	Reference value	P-value
AST (U/l)	31.66 ± 25.20a	34.31 ± 52.21b	25 ± 80c	P < 0.001
ALT/(U/l)	21.38 ± 14.26a	38.47 ± 22.66b	20 ± 12.2a	P < 0.0001
ALP (U/l)	88.4 ± 21.31a	97.31 ± 29.1b	62 ± 11c	P < 0.05
Amylase (U/l)	59.43 ± 42.62a	71.21 ± 41.26b	80 ± 25.31b	P > 0.05
Plasma urea (mmol/l)	4.17 ± 8.22a	4.21 ± 13.64a	4.3 ± 10a	P < 0.002
Plasma creatinine (mmol/l)	1.20 ± 0.99a	1.10 ± 1.01a	1.23 ± 0.9a	P < 0.629
Direct bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.19 ± 0.10a	0.21 ± 0.11b	0.18 ± 0.07a	P < 0.001
Albumin (U/l)	3.3 ± 2.3a	3.02 ± 2.8a	4.2 ± 1.1b	P < 0.002

Data on 1^st and 3^rd visits were compared against the reference values using ANOVA at a 5% level of significance. Reference values are values obtained from the HIV negative healthy control group. Data with different superscript ^{a,b and c} indicates significant difference.