Table 4.
Correlations between various relevant factors and serum GGT and UA in prehypertensive and prediabetic individuals
| Parameters | GGT | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| BMI | 0.375 | 0.000 | 0.289 | 0.000 |
| WC | 0.434 | 0.000 | 0.405 | 0.000 |
| SBP | 0.041 | 0.215 | 0.074 | 0.026 |
| DBP | 0.148 | 0.000 | 0.071 | 0.333 |
| GLU | 0.169 | 0.000 | 0.041 | 0.215 |
| TG | 0.454 | 0.000 | 0.316 | 0.000 |
| TC | 0.251 | 0.000 | 0.139 | 0.000 |
| HDL-C | -0.206 | 0.000 | -0.236 | 0.000 |
| LDL-C | 0.167 | 0.000 | 0.047 | 0.157 |
Abbreviations: GGT, γ- glutamyltransferase; UA, uric acid; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GLU, glucose; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.