From: The Relationship of Liver Function Tests to Mixed Exposure to Lead and Organic Solvents
Control (n=125) | Solvent-exposed | Lead-exposed (n=257) | Mixed exposure (n=45) | p-value | |||
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TCE §co-exposed (n=82) | TCE non-exposed (n=84) | ||||||
No adjustment | |||||||
AST* | 21.9±1.3a | 22.6±1.4a | 23.2±1.3a | 23.4±1.4a | 26.9±1.3b | 0.005¡« | |
ALT†| 23.4±1.5a | 22.7±1.6a | 23.2±1.6a | 24.5±1.6a | 29.5±1.6b | 0.028¡« | |
GGT‡ | 33.9±1.9a,b | 30.0±1.7a | 33.2±1.8a,b | 38.9±2.0b | 39.8±1.5b | 0.009¡« | |
After adjustment | |||||||
AST | 22.6±1.0a | 22.8±1.0a | 23.8±1.0a | 23.5±1.0a | 28.9±1.0b | <0.000¶ | |
ALT | 23.6±1.0a | 24.3±1.1a,b | 23.6±1.1a | 24.0±1.0a | 30.0±1.1b | 0.032¶ | |
GGT | 34.6±2.0a,b | 30.0±1.7a | 33.2±1.8a,b | 39.1±2.0a,b | 39.9±1.6b | 0.021¶ |