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Table 3.

Baseline and maximum levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and lactic dehydrogenase

	Group 1 (n=18)	Group 2 (n=18)	Group 3 (n=18)	P-value
Baseline AST (U/L)	1,521±2,320^,^*	260±185	55±49	0.004
Baseline AST (U/L)	451 (35–9,597)	281 (25–670)	36 (14–192)
AST max (U/L)	3,275±3,001^,^*	394±122	60±49	0.001
AST max (U/L)	2,205.5 (1,077–12,261)	376.5 (236–670)	43.5 (14–192)
Baseline ALT (U/L)	810±954^,^*	159±131	43±45	0.0001
Baseline ALT (U/L)	389.5 (19–3,215)	106 (12–384)	29 (9–197)
ALT max (U/L)	1,736±1,378^,^*	227±132	44±44	0.001
ALT max (U/L)	1,394 (502–6,243)	236 (58–443)	29 (9–197)
Baseline LDH (U/L)	2,058±2,398^,^*	541±355	249±131	0.001
Baseline LDH (U/L)	1,057 (255–5,264)	403.5 (175–1,301)	230.5 (93–576)
LDH max (U/L)	4,425±3,199^,^*	831±310	266±141	0.001
LDH max (U/L)	3,862 (1,544–14,679)	864.5 (564–1,408)	241.5 (111–576)

Notes: Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median (minimum–maximum).

P<0.05 versus Group 2;

^**

P<0.05 versus Group 3.

Abbreviations: AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; LDH, lactic dehydrogenase.