Table 2 Comparison of liver function tests within and between time points and groups

Milk

Fortified

Baseline

22.20 ± 15.21

22.96 ± 7.34

227.46 ± 61.74^a

18.00 ± 9.25

13.87 ± 5.22

After

17.74 ± 11.36

19.84 ± 11.79

189.99 ± 49.48

16.04 ± 7.56

19.13 ± 5.80

Mean difference ± SE

− 4.36 ± 1.32

− 3.01 ± 1.37

− 37.10 ± 3.33

− 1.931.38

5.24 ± 0.46

p (within)

0.003*

0.047*

< 0.001*

0.261

< 0.001*

Plain

Baseline

23.58 ± 15.75

22.96 ± 7.34

213.87 ± 51.43

23.24 ± 14.25

14.26 ± 5.04^b

After

20.26 ± 12.04

21.26 ± 16.62

186.52 ± 42.00

21.98 ± 16.74

14.16 ± 5.69^c

Mean difference ± SE

− 3.18 ± 1.33

− 1.59 ± 1.38

− 26.77 ± 3.37

− 1.04 ± 1.39

− 0.09 ± 0.46

p (within)

0.021*

0.243

< 0.001*

0.363

< 0.001*

Yogurt

Fortified

Baseline

22.03 ± 15.85

22.35 ± 11.29

204.38 ± 46.31^a

24.06 ± 18.25

14.20 ± 5.05^b

After

22.40 ± 15.56

20.80 ± 7.32

193.00 ± 46.21

25.36 ± 24.08

21.11 ± 5.69^c

Mean difference ± SE

0.09 ± 1.38

− 1.73 ± 1.43

− 11.93 ± 3.47

1.10 ± 1.44

6.92 ± 0.48

p (within)

0.862

0.366

0.058

0.351

< 0.001*

Plain

Baseline

22.03 ± 18.11

22.58 ± 8.42

209.70 ± 49.27

20.63 ± 11.98

15.42 ± 5.74

After

19.62 ± 12.28

20.69 ± 7.24

189.20 ± 46.97

19.13 ± 11.67

14.47 ± 3.97

Mean difference ± SE

− 1.26 ± 1.31

− 1.39 ± 1.36

− 20.95 ± 3.31

− 1.57 ± 1.37

− 0.95 ± 0.45

p (within)

0.334

0.291

< 0.001*

0.207

< 0.001*