Table 3.

Baseline characteristics of all of the study subjects according to serum γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) grading

Data are expressed as means±SD, medians (interquartile ranges) for skewed variables, or proportions for categorical variables. Differences were assessed using the Kruskal-Wallis H test for continuous variables or the chi-square tests for categorical variables.

^*Tested by the Spearman's rank correlation analysis.

WC, waist circumference; Sys. BP, systolic blood pressure; Dia. BP, diastolic blood pressure; T-bil., total bilirubin; AST, aspartate aminotransferese; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GGT, gamma glutamyltransferase; Cr, creatinine; T-chol., total cholesterol; LDL-C., LDL cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C., HDL-cholesterol.