Elevated serum levels of aminotransferases in relation to unhealthy foods intake: Tehran lipid and glucose study

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 1 General characteristics of participants across median of ALT to AST ratio

Characteristic	ALT/AST < 0.62	ALT/AST ≥ 0.62	P-Value
Age (year)	47.61 ± 16.48	41.33 ± 12.76^*	0.001
Male (%)	32.4	53.0^*	0.001
Weight (kg)	71.5 ± 14.18	79.7 ± 16.11^*	0.001
Body mass index (kg/m²)	27.25 ± 5.23	28.19 ± 4.82	0.053
Waist circumference (cm)	91.2 ± 13.53	93.9 ± 11.41^*	0.023
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	114 ± 18.72	113 ± 16.62	0.483
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	75.4 ± 10.44	76.3 ± 11.09	0.367
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	120 ± 79.2	144 ± 80.2	0.142
High density lipoprotein (mg/dl)	49.82 ± 10.14	45.96 ± 10.95	0.192
Alanine transaminase (U/L)	9.42 ± 7.33	22.78 ± 13.51^*	0.001
Aspartate transaminase (U/L)	22.80 ± 19.10	21.37 ± 8.99	0.320
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	191 ± 114	189 ± 61.8	0.846
gamma-glutamyl transferase (U/L)	25.23 ± 45.29	26.31 ± 19.30	0.749

Data are mean ± SD
^*Significant differences across median of ALT to AST ratio (P < 0.05) (Independent sample t-test was used)

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