Research Article
Alanine Aminotransferase and Body Composition in Obese Men and Women
Table 3
Fat mass index, lean mass index, and confounders in quartiles of serum ALT.
| | ALT quartiles | | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | for trend |
| | Q-intervals (U/L) (men) | ≤1.42 | 1.43-1.54 | 1.55-1.66 | ≥1.67 | | | 37 | 40 | 38 | 42 | | | Age (years) | 51.1 (11.9) | 48.8 (11.8) | 45.6 (9.6) | 45.9 (10.0) | 0.09 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 32.7 (3.3) | 33.8 (3.5) | 34.7 (3.0) | 36.0 (3.5) | <0.0001 | | Fat mass index (kg/m2) | 10.4 (2.2) | 11.7 (2.6) | 11.6 (2.6) | 12.3 (2.4) | 0.008 | | Lean mass index (kg/m2) | 20.7 (1.7) | 20.7 (1.8) | 21.5 (1.5) | 22.2 (2.0) | <0.0001 | | Q-intervals (U/L) (women) | ≤1.22 | 1.23-1.33 | 1.34-1.48 | ≥1.49 | | | 69 | 72 | 71 | 79 | | | Age (years) | 42.4 (12.1) | 45.7 (12.0) | 50.6 (12.4) | 51.0 (9.8) | <0.0001 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 33.9 (3.8) | 34.6 (3.9) | 35.7 (4.3) | 34.7 (4.2) | 0.62 | | Fat mass index (kg/m2) | 15.5 (2.7) | 15.5 (2.9) | 16.6 (2.9) | 15.5 (2.7) | 0.10 | | Lean mass index (kg/m2) | 16.9 (1.7) | 17.4 (1.6) | 17.5 (2.1) | 17.7 (1.9) | 0.078 | | S-glucose (mmol/L) | 5.06 (0.60) | 5.19 (0.55) | 5.45 (0.71) | 5.37 (0.60) | 0.001 | | S-HbA1C (%) | 5.54 (0.34) | 5.61 (0.36) | 5.76 (0.36) | 5.67 (0.34) | 0.003 | | S-total-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.02 (0.94) | 5.18 (1.11) | 5.63 (1.04) | 5.54 (1.03) | 0.001 |
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ALT: alanine transaminase; Q1: first quartile; Q2: second quartile; Q3: third quartile; Q4: fourth quartile. Analyzed log-transformed. |
