Research Article
A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of the Association between Liver Enzymes and Lipid Levels
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and lipid and liver enzyme laboratory data.
| | (%) |
| Age (yrs.) | | 20–29 | 6256 (19) | 30–39 | 5907 (19) | 40–49 | 5754 (21) | 50–59 | 4817 (17) | ≥60 | 11709 (24) |
| Gender | | Male | 16538 (48) | Female | 17905 (52) |
| Ethnicity | | Mexican American | 6518 (7.9) | Other Hispanics | 2473 (5.3) | Non-Hispanic White | 16275 (70) | Non-Hispanic black | 7107 (11) | Other | 2070 (5.8) |
| Education | | <High school | 8530 (18.5) | High school | 7050 (24) | Some college degree | 8264 (30) | Graduate degree and above | 6163 (27) |
| Participant with BMI ≥ 30 | 7504 (34.8) | Participants with Hypertension | 2883 (12.0) | Told by Doctor of having high cholesterol | 3417 (10.6) | On lipid lowering drugs | 1123 (7.8) | Five or more alcohol drinks/day | 2065 (15.0) |
| LDL (mg/dl) | | Optimal (<100) | 8514 (41.6) | Near optimal/above optimal (100–129) | 6338 (30.9) | Borderline high (130–159) | 3725 (18.2) | High (160–189) | 1373 (6.7) | Very high (≥190) | 502 (2.3) |
| HDL (mg/dl) | | <40 | 6164 (19) | ≥40 | 28279 (81) |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | | Normal (<150) | 15846 (74.1) | Borderline high (150–199) | 2620 (12.3) | High (200–499) | 2693 (12.6) | Very high (≥500) | 214 (1.0) |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | | Desirable (<200) | 17220 (51) | Borderline high (200–239) | 9878 (29) | High (≥240) | 7345 (20) |
| ALT (U/L) | | ≤40 | 28828 (84) | >40 | 5615 (16) |
| AST (U/L) | | ≤40 | 30200 (89) | >40 | 4243 (11) |
| ALP (U/L) | | ≤120 | 1047 (3.6) | >120 | 33396 (96) |
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