Impact of hepatitis C virus co-infection on HIV patients before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy: an immunological and clinical chemistry observation, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 4 Mean baseline and fourth year liver enzyme levels of HIV/HCV co-infected under HAART and pre-ART patients

Enzyme level (IU/l)	Year	Under HAART co-infected Group (G2) (n = 16), Mean ± SD	Pre-ART Co-infected group (G4) (n = 9), Mean ± SD	p value
GPT	1^st year	35 ± 5	246 ± 22	P < 0.000
GPT	4^th year	33 ± 12	46 ± 10	N/S
GOT	1^st year	32 ± 5	207 ± 12	P < 0.000
GOT	4^th year	36 ± 14	35 ± 14	N/S
ALP	1^st year	243 ± 50	239 ± 93	N/S
	4^th year	235 ± 124	207 ± 85	N/S

(Number of patients in parenthesis), N/S- not significant.
Key: GPT = Glutamate pyruvate transaminase, GOT = Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, ALP = Alkaline phosphatase, IU = International unit, l = liter.

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