Table. 3. Changes in blood tests to evaluate safety according to Sasang constitution.
| Soyangin(n = 20) | Taeeumin(n = 20) | Soeumin(n = 25) | Total(n = 65) | P-valuewithinsubjects | P-valuebetweenconstitutions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUN(mg/dL) | Week 0 | 14.84 ± 4.01 | 14.85 ± 3.77 | 13.80 ± 3.84 | 14.52 ± 3.84 | 0.071 | 0.763 |
| Week 8 | 14.03 ± 3.43 | 14.42 ± 2.43 | 12.57 ± 2.66 | 13.73 ± 2.90 | |||
| Creatinine(mg/dL) | Week 0 | 1.03 ± 0.12 | 0.98 ± 0.19 | 1.00 ± 0.16 | 1.00 ± 0.16 | 0.036 | 0.458 |
| Week 8 | 1.01 ± 0.14 | 0.97 ± 0.21 | 0.97 ± 0.15 | 0.98 ± 0.17 | |||
| AST(IU/L) | Week 0 | 25.15 ± 5.59 | 23.55 ± 5.38 | 22.16 ± 5.03 | 23.51 ± 5.38 | 0.172 | 0.001 |
| Week 8 | 22.30 ± 6.26 | 21.30 ± 4.33 | 24.72 ± 5.06 | 22.92 ± 5.39 | |||
| ALT(IU/L) | Week 0 | 25.35 ± 11.57 | 23.85 ± 7.70 | 19.72 ± 5.81 | 22.72 ± 8.72 | 0.650 | 0.150 |
| Week 8 | 23.30 ± 9.60 | 22.95 ± 9.64 | 21.52 ± 7.62 | 22.51 ± 8.80 | |||
| ALP(IU/L) | Week 0 | 69.50 ± 17.87 | 65.00 ± 21.35 | 63.48 ± 14.21 | 65.80 ± 17.68 | 0.276 | 0.707 |
| Week 8 | 71.30 ± 15.79 | 64.90 ± 19.07 | 65.48 ± 19.43 | 67.09 ± 18.21 | |||
All values are given as means ± standard deviation; n, number; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase.