Table 4.

Relation between ALT reduction or elevation between 2000 and 2007–2008 and frequency of fatty liver in 2007–2008

Change in serum ALT concentration between 2000 and 2007–2008	No. of subject in 2007–2008		p
	Fatty liver (%)	Non-fatty liver (%)
Men with fatty liver in 2000
ALT reduction (n = 169)	127 (75.1)	42 (24.9)	0.083
ALT elevation (n = 148)	123 (83.1)	25 (16.9)
Women with fatty liver in 2000
ALT reduction (n = 12)	8 (66.7)	4 (33.3)	0.165
ALT elevation (n = 29)	26 (89.7)	3 (10.3)
Men without fatty liver in 2000
ALT reduction (n = 381)	56 (14.7)	325 (85.3)	<0.001
ALT elevation (n = 510)	121 (23.7)	389 (76.3)
Women without fatty liver in 2000
ALT reduction (n = 99)	6 (6.1)	93 (93.9)	0.026
ALT elevation (n = 230)	34 (14.8)	196 (85.2)

ALT, alanine aminotransferase.