Alanine Aminotransferase and Body Composition in Obese Men and Women

Table 2

Correlations between ALT, body composition, and potential confounders.

	ALT (U/L); Men ()		ALT (U/L); Women ()
Age (years)	-0.19	0.017	0.23	<0.0001
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.33	<0.0001	0.006	0.29
Fat mass index (kg/m^2)	0.23	0.004	0.003	0.96
Lean mass index (kg/m^2)	0.32	<0.0001	0.13	0.031
Creatine kinase (U/L)	0.15	0.07	0.06	0.35
S-glucose (mmol/L)	0.09	0.27	0.23	<0.0001
S-HbA1C (%)	0.11	0.18	0.19	0.001
Hs-CRP (mg/dL)	0.06	0.44	-0.01	0.84
S-total-cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.02	0.86	0.16	0.005
Physical activity score (MET-min/week)	-0.09	0.31	-0.02	0.80

BMI: body mass index; ALT: alanine transaminase; Hs-CRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein; MET: metabolic equivalent. Analyzed log-transformed.