Serum arylesterase and paraoxonase activity in patients with chronic hepatitis

Table 1 Traditional standard biochemical test of liver function and some other parameters (mean±SD)

Parameters	Control(n = 32)	Chronic hepatitis(n = 34)
ALT (U/L)	27.9±3.12	89±19.1b
AST (U/L)	8±44	29±9.3
GGT (U/L)	24.3±2.10	94±48.2b
ALP (U/L)	57.2±13.1	91±38.1b
Albumin (mg/dL)	4.83±0.28	4.62±0.17
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.74±0.02	1.36±0.06b
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.18±0.01	0.42±0.03b
Total protein (mg/dL)	7.3±0.18	7.3±0.42a
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	196±23.3	187±23.2a
Uric acid (mg/dL)	4.9±0.33	5.2±0.29a
HDL (mg/dL)	58.4±5.4	47.1±5.6a
LDL (mg/dL)	163±54.1	177.3±56.0b
TG (mg/dL)	133±51.2	86±34.0b
1Salt-stimulated PON1 (U/mL)	746±364	294±220a
Baseline PON1 (U/mL)	452±112	164±67b
AE (U/mL)	132±52	94±36b

^aP<0.05,

^bP<0.001 vs control subjects;

¹salt stimulated activity.