Research Article
A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of the Association between Liver Enzymes and Lipid Levels
Table 3
Mean lipid biomarkers and liver enzymes.
| | ALT (U/L) [Mean (SE)] | | AST (U/L) [Mean (SE)] | |
| | <40 | >40 | -value | <40 | >40 | -value |
| Overall Sample | | | | | | | LDL (mg/ml) | 122.3 (0.9) | 130.8 (3.1) | ≤0.001 | 123.0 (0.9) | 128.3 (3.9) | ≤0.001 | HDL (mg/dl) | 52.0 (0.4) | 45.4 (1.0) | ≤0.001 | 51.4 (0.4) | 50.6 (2.0) | ≤0.001 | Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 129.5 (1.8) | 157.3 (6.8) | ≤0.001 | 131.8 (1.8) | 143.9 (9.7) | 0.499 |
| | <40 | >40 | -value | <37 | >37 | -value |
| Male | | | | | | | LDL (mg/ml) | 117.3 (0.6) | 124.6 (1.5) | ≤0.001 | 118.1 (0.5) | 121.4 (1.8) | ≤0.05 | HDL (mg/dl) | 46.3 (0.4) | 43.3 (0.7) | ≤0.001 | 45.6 (0.4) | 48.2 (0.9) | ≤0.05 | Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 147.2 (2.6) | 191.2 (6.9) | ≤0.001 | 151.8 (2.5) | 177.9 (9.9) | ≤0.001 |
| | <31 | >31 | -value | <31 | >31 | -value |
| Female | | | | | | | LDL (mg/ml) | 116.7 (0.5) | 120.9 (1.9) | ≤0.001 | 116.7 (0.5) | 121.2 (1.9) | ≤0.05 | HDL (mg/dl) | 56.5 (0.5) | 53.0 (1.2) | ≤0.001 | 56.0 (0.4) | 56.7 (1.6) | 0.630 | Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 123.9 (1.3) | 160.9 (7.5) | ≤0.001 | 125.1 (1.3) | 154.7 (8.5) | ≤0.001 |
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SE = standard error (SE); significant at and . |