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Table 2 The results of taking drugs in groups 1 and 2 with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and concomitant obesity, mean ± SD

From: The efficacy of L-carnitine in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and concomitant obesity

Parameter

Group

T0 of treatment

T1 after the start of treatment

T2 after the start of treatment

Total bilirubin, µmol/L

1

41.72 ± 2.04*

30.42 ± 3.80*

19.82 ± 1.16 **

2

41.5 ± 1.96*

25.1 ± 2.13**

15.47 ± 0.99**/***

ALT, U/L

1

80.31 ± 8.40*

50.62 ± 4.76*/**

31.67 ± 2.08 **

2

79.60 ± 9.05*

41.29 ± 3.5*/**

21.33 ± 1.61**/***

AST, U/L

1

67.4 ± 5.22*

47.26 ± 3.18*/**

29.94 ± 1.73**

2

67.75 ± 4.93*

38.47 ± 3.04*/**

22.5 ± 1.28**/***

GGT, U/L

1

60.54 ± 5.69*

52.6 ± 3.4*

38.2 ± 2.10**

2

60.70 ± 5.93*

40.11 ± 2.02*/**/***

27.76 ± 1.34**/***

ALP, U/L

1

156.23 ± 9.17*

129.36 ± 7.44*

98.56 ± 5.62*/**

2

157.06 ± 8.8*

101.22 ± 6.15*/**/***

76.09 ± 5.11**/***

Thymol test, conventional units

1

6.25 ± 0.18*

4.28 ± 0.20*/**

2.65 ± 0.13*/**

2

6.30 ± 0.14*

3.59 ± 0.13*/**/***

1.93 ± 0.09**/***

Reduction in cholesterol levels,

%

1

2

0

0

14–18

17–25

19–23

21–29

  1. Note: ** – the difference is significant compared to the pretreatment value (P < 0.05); *** – the difference is significant compared to the posttreatment value obtained for group 1 subjects (P < 0.05)