Table 3.

Liver function tests. Data are presented as median (min-max).

Laboratory data	L-Carnitine group (N = 33)				Placebo group (N = 39)	P Values
	Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)
Day 1	500.00 (10.00-2073.00)			554.00 (20.00-3036.00)		0.159
Day 2	464.00 (10.00-1950.00)			470.50 (96.00-5321.00)		0.189
Day 3	168.00 (56.00-607.00)			286.50 (34.00-5650.00)		0.044
Day 4	94.00 (29.00-237.00)			81.00 (21.00-1452.00)		0.706
Day 5	64.00 (25.00-471.00)			62.00 (13.00-1230.00)		0.983
Day 6	49.00 (16.00-321.00)			35.50 (10.00-239.00)		0.234
Day 7	57.00 (17.00-153.00)			38.50 (17.00-413.00)		0.139
	Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)
Day 1	337.00 (11.00-1293.00)			413.00 (20.00-2248.00)		0.127
Day 2	323.00 (24.00-1300.00)			487.00 (18.00-4200.00)		0.011
Day 3	220.00 (37.00-708.00)			352.50 (75.00-5239.00)		0.004
Day 4	205.00 (42.00-465.00)			215.00 (50.00-1310.00)		0.407
Day 5	151.00 (12.00-448.00)			182.00 (36.00-1193.00)		0.223
Day 6	124.50 (29.00-589.00)			140.50 (36.00 -716.00)		0.751
Day 7	150.00 (22.00-512.00)			108.50 (35.00-559.00)		0.606
	Total bilirubin (mg/dL)
Day 1	4.20 (1.20-37.00)		3.95 (1.00-23.60)			0.665
Day 2	2.80 (0.90-18.30)		3.30 (0.70-17.80)			0.968
Day 3	1.90 (0.60-10.50)		2.15 (0.50-13.50)			0.611
Day 4	1.70 (0.50-10.00)		1.60 (0.50-11.00)			0.604
Day 5	1.50 (0.50-9.10)		1.30 (0.60-12.30)			0.740
Day 6	1.60 (0.50-7.00)		1.20 (0.60-11.70)			0.116
Day 7	1.5 (0.5-7.5)		1.1 (0.5-35)			0.109
	International normalized ratio
Day 1	3.75 (1.38-7.77)	3.75 (1.05-7.80)				0.630
Day 2	2.36 (1.39-5.53)	2.50 (1.23-7.60)				0.337
Day 3	1.60 (1.20-2.40)	1.63 (1.20-8.00)				0.414
Day 4	1.38 (1.14-2.02)	1.42 (1.02-2.64)				0.988
Day 5	1.32 (1.05-2.16)	1.33 (1.00-2.63)				0.826
Day 6	1.22 (1.05-1.80)	1.27 (1.00-2.9)				0.799
Day 7	1.29 (1.00-1.98)	1.28 (1.00-2.20)				0.651