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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Apr 21;77(1):103–109. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003795

Table 2:

Prevalence of elevated ALT stratified by Ethnicity, Race and BMI category

Group BMI Category Percent Elevated ALT 95% CI
All
All 16.5 15.2 – 17.9
healthy 8.8 7.6 – 10.2
overweight 13.9 11.1 – 17.1
obesity 39.5 35.8 – 43.3
Asian
All 16.5 13.4 – 20.0
healthy 10.2 7.3 – 13.8
overweight 27.0 16.6 – 39.3
obesity 43.1 34.5 – 58.7
Black
All 10.7 8.9 – 12.6
healthy 6.4 4.6 – 8.5
overweight 8.4 5.0 – 12.7
obesity 20.7 16.2 – 25.7
Hispanic
All 21.8 19.7 – 24.0
healthy 12.3 10.1 – 14.8
overweight 17.7 13.2 – 22.8
obesity 43.5 38.4 – 48.7
White
All 15.8 13.8 – 18.0
healthy 8.1 6.3 – 10.1
overweight 12.8 8.5 – 18.0
obesity 43.0 36.9 – 49.4
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Numbers displayed in the chart reflect the weighted prevalence