AST at the begining level AST at the ending levelĀ  p** ALT at the begining level ALT at the ending levelĀ  p**
control 73.4 ± 48.4 51.6 ± 21.1 0.08 87.6 ± 69.5 56.5 ± 30.6 0.12
study 97.3 ± 75.7 58.5 ± 23.5 0.05 129.0 ± 123.3 62.3 ± 28.0 0.01
P* 0.224 0.398   0.174 0.461  
* Mann-Whitney U ** Wilcoxon test
Table 3: AST and ALT levels in patients with thalassemia major.