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. 2014 Feb 6;13:15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-15

Table 1.

The statistical correlation between ALT and BMI with and without controlled variables

Group selected Number Spearman correlation Variables kept statistically constant Partial Pearson correlation
All
 
0.395
1. Post-prandial glucose levels
0.370
 
46182
P = 0.000
 
P = 0.000
All
44714
0.395
1. Post-prandial glucose levels
0.314
 
 
P = 0.000
2. Blood pressure
P = 0.000
 
 
 
3. Cholesterol
 
 
 
 
4. Leukocytes
 
 
 
 
5. Thrombocytes
 
"Metabolically healthy"
 
0.237
1. Post-prandial glucose levels
0.215
1. Systolic Blood Pressure < 120 mmHg
1341
P = 0.000
 
P = 0.000
2. Glucose < 7.8 mmol/L
 
 
 
 
3. Cholesterol < 5.0 mmol/L
 
 
 
 
4. Leukocytes < 7100/μL
 
 
 
 
5. Thrombocytes < 260,000/μL
 
 
 
 
"Metabolically healthy" but non-obese
1329
0.227
1. Post-prandial glucose levels
0.194
1. Systolic Blood Pressure < 120 mmHg
 
P = 0.000
 
P = 0.000
2. Glucose < 7.8 mmol/L
 
 
 
 
3. Cholesterol < 5.0 mmol/L
 
 
 
 
4. Leukocytes < 7100/μL
 
 
 
 
5. Thrombocytes < 260,000/μL
 
 
 
 
6. Body mass index < 30 kg/m2