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245 0 0 _aSerum gamma-glutamyltransferase levels after an alcohol challenge in two groups of medical students with different average alcohol consumption /
_cLeilani Lucille Pichay [twenty three others]
520 3 _aOBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare the serum GGT levels of alcohol drinkers and controls METHODOLOGY: Eighteen to 28 year old Filipino male medical students of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine were recruited to answer a self-administered questionnaire determining patterns of alcohol intake. The subjects were then classified as drinkers (drinks alcohol of 60-120 g ethanol) and controls (weekly consumption of not more than 0.57 g ethanol). Serum GGT levels were obtained at baseline, after 28 days of abstinence and after alcohol challenge RESULTS: The GGT levels of the two groups were similar at baseline. Analysis of variance revealed a possible interaction between the grouping and the period of observation. Using the 28 day abstinence values as baseline, there was a difference in the changes in the GGT levels between the two groups after alcohol challenge. The mean GGT value in the drinkers group increased by 3 U/L while the mean GGT value in the control group decreased by 1.6 U/L. This difference was statistically significant (p-value=0.0023) CONCLUSION: These findings showed that the alcohol challenge test can be a diagnostic tool in determining individuals who have regularly ingested alcohol within this studys specified range.
580 _aActa Medica Philippina,1997 33 ( 3 ) pages 103-110
650 2 _agamma-Glutamyltransferase
650 2 _aSerum
650 2 _aAlcohol Drinking
700 1 _aPichay, Leilani Lucille
700 1 _aTan, Jennifer
700 1 _aFrancisco, Ma. Jennina
700 1 _aPalileo, Lia Aileen
700 1 _aTandoc, Neil Alvin
700 1 _aEstrada, Dexter Francis
700 1 _aMedina, Edgar
700 1 _aSilva, Arvin Thomas
700 1 _aDimaialuan, Conrad Narsil
700 1 _aLibames, Nikki Rose
700 1 _aStrebel, Heinrik Martin Jude
700 1 _aZafra, Mario Adrian
700 1 _aDomingo, Dewi
700 1 _aLim, Melody
700 1 _aSeverino, Oliver Gerald
700 1 _aValte, David
700 1 _aAlonzo, Marian
700 1 _aLopez, Celeste Cheryll
700 1 _aRonque, Peter Paul
700 1 _aTecson, Ma. Pamela
700 1 _aFeir, Sherwin
700 1 _aQuijano, Dennis
700 1 _aTan, Chuck Lester
700 1 _aFontanilla, Regina
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