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Table 2 Diamine oxidase, D-lactic, and endotoxin levels pre- and post-treatment in observation and control groups

Measurement	Pre-treatment observation	Post-treatment observation	Pre-treatment control	Post-treatment control	t value	P value
DAO (IU/L)	1.53 ± 0.24	2.25 ± 0.501	1.56 ± 0.28	3.18 ± 0.621	5.409	< 0.01
D-lactic (mg/L)	2.78 ± 0.56	3.44 ± 0.761	2.72 ± 0.54	4.29 ± 0.871	3.357	< 0.01
ETX (EU/mL)	0.41 ± 0.14	1.36 ± 0.331	0.39 ± 0.16	1.71 ± 0.451	3.451	< 0.01

¹Comparisons within the same group pre- and post-treatment are marked with an asterisk, indicating a statistically significant difference with a P value less than 0.05.

DAO: Diamine oxidase; ETX: Endotoxin.