Table 3.

Comparison of Liver Function Test (LFT) indices between exposed and unexposed groups

Indices (units)	Exposed group (n = 200) (Mean ± SD)	Unexposed group (n = 200) (Mean ± SD)	p
Serum albumin (mg/dL)	4.5 ± 0.5	4.8 ± 0.4	<0.001∗
Total proteins (mg/dL)	7.36 ± 0.8	8.2 ± 0.7	<0.001∗
Alkaline phosphatase (u/L)	207 ± 58.5	217 ± 56.7	0.09
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.19 ± 0.14	0.15 ± 0.06	<0.001∗
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.7 ± 0.26	0.7 ± 0.24	0.6
Aspartate aminotransferase (units/L)	24.14 ± 9.2	22.3 ± 8.7	0.04∗
Alanine aminotransferase (units/L)	23.1 ± 13.9	19.4 ± 10.4	0.018∗

SD, standard deviation.

^∗LFT, Significantly different (independent sample t test, p < 0.05).