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. 2013 Sep;132(3):e718–e726. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-3584

TABLE 3.

Adjusted ORs of ALT ≥ 30 by Race/Ethnicity

OR (95% CI)
Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Hispanic
MetS 9.53 (5.58–16.27) 3.24 (0.99–10.54) 5.56 (3.10–9.95)
MetS components
 Elevated WC 7.24 (4.23–12.37) 2.28** (1.27–4.10) 5.72 (3.56–9.19)
 Elevated BP 3.83 (2.18–6.72) 1.98 (0.98–4.01) 1.91 (0.90–4.05)
 Low HDL-C 3.34 (1.94–5.73) 3.01 (1.37–6.65) 2.68 (1.57–4.59)
 Elevated triglycerides 2.48 (1.50–4.11) 4.44 (2.32–8.47) 3.52 (2.16–5.76)
 Elevated glucose 2.20 (1.28–3.80) 2.92 (1.43–5.95) 1.91 (1.19–3.06)
Other outcomes
 Elevated HOMA-IR (≥4.0) 8.23 (4.94–13.72) 3.93* (2.31–6.70) 5.59 (3.28–9.50)
 Elevated hsCRP (>4.5) 2.36 (0.90–6.21) 0.95 (0.43–2.09) 4.24 (2.09–8.90)

Adjusted for gender, household income, and highest household education. CI, confidence interval.

*

P < .05 (Comparing OR to Non-Hispanic whites).

**

P < .01 (Comparing OR to Non-Hispanic whites).