Research Article
A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of the Association between Liver Enzymes and Lipid Levels
Table 4
Association of lipid markers and liver enzymes (overall sample).
| | | ALT (U/L) (, %) | -value | AST (U/L) (, %) | -value | | <40 | >40 | <40 | >40 |
| | LDL (mg/dl) | | | | | | | | <100 | 4471 (33.3) | 420 (27.6) | ≤0.001 | 4595 (32.7) | 296 (33.6) | ≤0.05 | | 100–129 | 4454 (33.2) | 483 (31.8) | 4654 (33.1) | 283 (32.2) | | 130–159 | 2969 (22.1) | 378 (24.9) | 3167 (22.5) | 180 (20.5) | | 160–189 | 1125 (8.3) | 162 (10.7) | 1209 (8.6) | 78 (8.9) | | ≥190 | 401 (2.9) | 75 (4.9) | 433 (3.0) | 43 (4.9) |
| | HDL (mg/dl) | | | | | | | | <40 | 5417 (17) | 747 (2.3) | ≤0.001 | 5827 (18) | 337 (0.94) | ≤0.001 | | ≥40 | 23411 (68) | 4868 (14) | 24373 (71) | 3906 (10) |
| | Triglyceride (mg/dl) | | | | | | | | <150 | 9834 (70.0) | 901 (54.9) | ≤0.001 | 10156 (68.9) | 579 (61.2) | ≤0.001 | | 150–199 | 1976 (14.1) | 290 (17.6) | 2137 (14.5) | 129 (13.6) | | 200–499 | 2074 (14.8) | 392 (23.9) | 2261 (15.4) | 205 (21.6) | | ≥500 | 146 (1.0) | 57 (3.5) | 170 (1.2) | 33 (3.5) |
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Significant at and . Differed significantly from others on post hoc analyses. |
