Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels within Normal Range Have Different Associations with Augmentation Index and Other Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Nondrinkers and Drinkers: A Chinese Community-Based Analysis

Table 2

Characteristics of drinkers according to the quartiles of serum ALT levels.

Characteristics	Quartile 1; ≤10 U/L ()	Quartile 2; 11–20 U/L ()	Quartile 3; 21–30 U/L ()	Quartile 4; 31–40 U/L ()	value
Age (year)	44 (31–63)	46 (34–58)	45 (34–55)	43 (35–53)	0.109
Men (%)	71 (77.2)	540 (90.8)	321 (94.7)	140 (95.2)	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	23.57 (21.41–25.79)	24.87 (22.95–26.85)	25.85 (23.85–27.72)	27.04 (25.46–29.00)	<0.001
Hypertension (%)	21 (22.8)	192 (32.3)	109 (32.2)	52 (35.4)	0.226
DM (%)	4 (4.3)	34 (5.7)	20 (5.9)	18 (12.2)	0.023
SBP (mmHg)	120 (113–130)	125 (117–137)	126 (116–136)	126 (118–138)	0.017
DBP (mmHg)	74 (68–80)	78 (71–83)	80 (72–87)	80 (72–88)	<0.001
HR (beats/minute)	74 (67–82)	72 (66–79)	74 (66–82)	74 (68–82)	0.049
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	0.92 (0.73–1.26)	1.25 (0.89–1.72)	1.54 (1.09–2.23)	1.72 (1.24–2.77)	<0.001
HDL-c (mmol/L)	1.53 (1.35–1.80)	1.39 (1.19–1.59)	1.32 (1.14–1.54)	1.26 (1.03–1.50)	<0.001
LDL-c (mmol/L)	2.20 (1.85–2.80)	2.54 (2.12–3.02)	2.68 (2.27–3.10)	2.76 (2.29–3.35)	<0.001
FBG (mmol/L)	4.87 (4.53–5.20)	4.89 (4.59–5.19)	4.98 (4.66–5.33)	5.01 (4.68–5.52)	0.002
AIx (%)	70 (60–80)	72 (62–83)	71 (60–81)	72 (61–82)	0.470
Drinking dosage	42 (34–57)	95 (54–140)	167 (80–279)	257 (117–500)	<0.001

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; BMI: body mass index; DM: diabetes mellitus; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; FBG: fasting blood glucose; AIx: augmentation index.