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Table 4.

Correlations between study variables

	Men (n = 2851)		Women (n = 3418)
	ALT	GGT	ALT	GGT
ALT		0.543^a		0.483^a
Total cholesterol	0.182¹ ^a	0.347¹ ^a	0.105¹ ^a	0.193¹ ^a
HDL	-0.163^a	-0.017	-0.098^a	-0.045^b
LDL	0.151^a	0.252¹ ^a	0.118^a	0.182¹ ^a
Triglycerides	0.266¹ ^a	0.327¹ ^a	0.178¹ ^a	0.229¹ ^a
CRP	0.142^a	0.280^a	0.104^a	0.238^a
BMI	0.378¹ ^a	0.351¹ ^a	0.256¹ ^a	0.284¹ ^a
Waist circumference	0.367¹ ^a	0.395¹ ^a	0.253¹ ^a	0.303¹ ^a
	Men < 40 yr		Men ≥ 40 yr
	(n = 1039)		(n = 1812)
	ALT	GGT	ALT	GGT
ALT		0.592^a		0.538^a
Total cholesterol	0.297¹ ^a	0.391¹ ^a	0.164¹ ^a	0.298¹ ^a
HDL	-0.201^a	-0.083^b	-0.139^a	0.003
LDL	0.282¹ ^a	0.332¹ ^a	0.110¹ ^a	0.178¹ ^a
Triglycerides	0.322^a	0.373¹ ^a	0.256^a	0.301¹ ^a
CRP	0.180^a	0.267^a	0.137^a	0.273^a
BMI	0.451¹ ^a	0.446¹ ^a	0.351¹ ^a	0.284¹ ^a
Waist circumference	0.459¹ ^a	0.463¹ ^a	0.352¹ ^a	0.336¹ ^a
	Women < 40 yr		Women ≥ 40 yr
	(n = 1322)		(n = 2096)
	ALT	GGT	ALT	GGT
ALT		0.450^d		0.495^d
Total cholesterol	0.050	0.087^b	0.099^d	0.154^d
HDL	-0.114^d	-0.054^a	-0.096^d	-0.057^b
LDL	0.082^b	0.104^d	0.106^d	0.139^d
Triglycerides	0.083¹ ^b	0.115¹ ^d	0.217¹ ^d	0.249¹ ^d
CRP	0.044¹	0.154¹ ^d	0.148¹ ^d	0.302¹ ^d
BMI	0.267^d	0.291^d	0.231^d	0.236^d
Waist circumference	0.242^d	0.292^d	0.244^d	0.267^d

P < 0.05 vs Control,

P < 0.01 vs Control,

P < 0.001 vs Control.

Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) in correlation coefficients between men and women or those below or above 40 years of age (Z-test). ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyltransferase; HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; CRP: C-Reactive protein; BMI: Body mass index.