Table 4.

Changes in laboratory results over time

	Baseline	Final visit	p-value
Alanine aminotransferase (AST)	25.1 (14–50)	21.4 (12–35)	0.051
Aspartate aminotransferase (ALT)	16.3 (9–44)	14.2 (7–33)	0.305
Total protein	6.9 (5.9–7.8)	7 (6.3–7.8)	0.266
Blood urea nitrogen	10.6 (3.8–17.8)	14.2 (5.7–22)	0.013
Creatinine	0.6 (0.1–1.18)	0.5 (0.11–1.11)	0.074
Total cholesterol	173.5 (73–245)	208.2 (120–460)	0.052
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL)	72.5 (59–77)	60 (57–63)	0.344
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL)	123 (49–174)	142 (65–219)	0.598
Triglycerides	117.5 (44–191)	193 (101–281)	0.121

Values are presented as average mg/dL (range).