Table 5:
Association between serum aminotransferase levels and metabolic syndrome by alcohol drinking status
| Drinker | Non-drinker | |||||
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| Risk factor | Number | Metabolic syndrome n(%) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Number | Metabolic syndrome n(%) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
| alanine aminotransferase | ||||||
| ALT<20 IU/L) | 652 | 75(11.50) | 1 | 1620 | 234(14.44) | 1 |
| 20–29 | 348 | 90(25.86) | 2.02(1.24–3.29) | 103 | 133(27.82) | 1.40(1.02–1.91) |
| 30–39 | 189 | 64(33.86) | 1.95(1.11–3.43) | 99 | 56(35.67) | 1.44(1.28–2.33) |
| 40–49 | 75 | 35(46.67) | 2.81(1.30–6.07) | 157 | 48(48.48) | 2.31(1.32–4.05) |
| >50 | 114 | 59(51.75) | 3.49(1.89–6.43) | 478 | 54(52.43) | 3.02(1.71–5.34) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | ||||||
| AST<20( IU/L) | 507 | 92(18.15) | 1 | 1233 | 208(16.87) | 1 |
| 20–29 | 613 | 137(22.35) | 1.11(0.73–1.70) | 998 | 232(23.25) | 1.20(0.91–1.57) |
| 30–39 | 165 | 51(30.91) | 1.40(0.77–2.53) | 130 | 33(25.38) | 1.02(0.58–1.79) |
| 40–49 | 53 | 21(39.62) | 1.88(1.62–4.31) | 59 | 36(61.02) | 5.64(2.66–11.95) |
| >50 | 40 | 22(55.00) | 3.78(1.45–9.87) | 37 | 16(43.24) | 1.28(1.10–3.23) |
Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals are adjusted for age, body mass index, occupation, cultural and educational level, income level, waist circumference, smoking status, and sex; ALT, alanine aminotransferase. AST, aspartate aminotransferase