Table 5: Serum GGT, ALT, AST activities, levels of TP and ALB in control subjects within the age groups 15-20 and 21-31.

Parameters

15-20 (Years)

n = 13

21-31 (Years)

n = 37

t-value

p-value

GGT

23.98 ± 9.32 U/L

23.02 ± 6.05 U/L

0.4

> 0.05 (NS)

ALT

25.70 ± 7.65 U/L

23.57 ± 10.31 U/L

0.7

> 0.05 (NS)

AST

18.69 ± 7.42 U/L

22.22 ± 6.32 U/L

1.7

> 0.05 (NS)

TP

7.52 ± 1.54 g/dL

7.67 ± 1.23 g/dL

0.4

> 0.05 (NS)

ALB

5.28 ± 0.92 g/dL

5.31 ± 0.76 g/dL

0.11

> 0.05 (NS)

df = 48; p > 0.05

This table indicates that the mean serum GGT, ALT, AST activities, levels of TP and ALB of age group 15-20 years and 21-31 years in control subjects, showed no statistical significant difference (p > 0.05) in the values obtained from the age group 15-20 years when compared with age groups 21-31 years.