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)