Table 2 Enzyme activities of control, kefir, ISO, and kefir+ISO groups (n=8)

Parameters Control groupX±SX Kefir groupX±SX ISO groupX±SX Kefir+ISO groupX±SX p-value
ALT (U/L) 29.13±0.90 34.00±4.78 35.88±2.50 32.25±3.10 0.486
AST (U/L) 81.75±2.98c 85.88±3.24c 145.75±11.16a 113.38±7.74b 0.001
CK (U/L) 487.13±14.77c 436.50±37.09c 1794.75±69.13a 1046.25±47.14b 0.001
LDH (U/L) 959.88±50.40b 840.13±51.54b 1867.63±94.99a 941.13±73.48b 0.001
a-c The difference between groups averages with different letters on the same line is statistically significant.
ALT, serum alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CK, creatine kinase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.