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Levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), and TG were secondary end points of the study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compared with placebo, CA did not reduce (median (interquartile range) hepatic TG content (14.8% (9.4\u201319.0%) vs 15.9% (10.5\u201326.5%) respectively;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=0.42) or serum TG ((340\u200amg\/dl (233\u2013433\u200amg\/dl) vs 390\u200amg\/dl (233\u2013595\u200amg\/dl) respectively;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=0.45)). CA therapy also did not change AST, ALT, or GGT levels. 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