Research Article

American Ginseng Extract (Panax quinquefolius L.) Is Safe in Long-Term Use in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 3

Between- and within-treatment change from baseline differences in AST, ALT, creatinine, urates, PT, and INR.

ParameterControl group
Week 0 versus week 12#
Intervention group
Week 0 versus week 12#
Week 0
Control group versus intervention group#
Week 12
Control group versus intervention group#

AST (U/L)0.8680.4090.3310.107
ALT (U/L)0.9890.5550.7600.763
Creatinine ( mol/L) 0.7530.6650.7260.808
Urates ( mol/L)0.5960.9130.8530.498
PV0.8240.8040.5230.469
INR0.9180.1680.5200.413

Fisher LSD.