Table 1.

Biochemical evaluation of patients of ALD (group I)

Parameters	Control (n = 50) (mean ± SD)	ALD (n = 50) (mean ± SD)	P value
Bil. (T) (mg%)	1.14 ± 0.219	3.94 ± 2.88	<0.01, S
Bil. (D) (mg%)	0.506 ± 0.17	2.01 ± 1.86	<0.01, S
ALT (IU/l)	24.22 ± 7.31	49.32 ± 20.99	<0.01, S
AST (IU/l)	23.78 ± 5.56	125.58 ± 57	<0.01, S
ALP (IU/l)	49.68 ± 13.48	117.52 ± 43.93	<0.01, S
GGT (IU/l)	24 ± 7.16	55.12 ± 17.02	<0.01, S
AST/ALT ratio	1.04 ± 0.32	2.54 ± 0.77	<0.01, S

SD standard deviation

P < 0.01: highly significant