Table 4.
Association of combination of AST or AST/ALT ratio, and GGT with moderately increased albuminuria
| Moderately increased albuminuria (N=204) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||||||||
| N | AOR | 95%CI | P for trend | N | AOR | 95%CI | P for trend | ||||||
| 0.231 | 0.098 | ||||||||||||
| ALT < 31IU/L and GT < 51IU/L | 1,337 | 1.00 | Reference | AST/ALT ≥ 1 and GGT < 51IU/L | 1,186 | 1.00 | Reference | ||||||
| ALT < 31IU/L and GGT ≥ 51IU/L | 119 | 1.27 | 0.71 | - | 2.27 | AST/ALT ≥ 1 and GGT ≥51IU/L | 118 | 1.58 | 0.89 | - | 2.82 | ||
| ALT ≥ 31IU/L and GGT < 51IU/L | 122 | 1.39 | 0.83 | - | 2.33 | AST/ALT < 1 and GGT < 51IU/L | 273 | 1.52 | 1.02 | - | 2.27 | ||
| ALT ≥ 31IU/L and GGT ≥ 51IU/L | 82 | 1.72 | 0.95 | - | 3.12 | AST/ALT < 1 and GGT ≥ 51IU/L | 83 | 1.59 | 0.85 | - | 2.97 | ||
For calculation of the P values, multivariate analysis model was used
Adjusted for sex, age, BMI, currently smoking, moderate drinking, habitual exercise, diabetes, hypertension
Abbreviations: AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine trans aminase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval