Table 2. Logistic regression analysis for the presence of MetS in relation with liver enzymes.
| Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetS subjects | Healthy controls | ORa | 95% CI | P value | |
| ALT | |||||
| Q1 (<15) | 455 | 1,398 | referent | ||
| Q2 (15–20) | 823 | 1,697 | 1.50 | 1.31–1.72 | |
| Q3 (20–27) | 1,352 | 1,520 | 3.00 | 2.63–3.43 | |
| Q4 (>27) | 3,638 | 1,715 | 8.03 | 7.06–9.12 | |
| Continuous (Per 5 unit increase) | 1.41 | 1.38–1.43 | P < 0.001 | ||
| AST | |||||
| Q1 (<22) | 782 | 1,423 | referent | ||
| Q2 (22–25) | 873 | 1,352 | 1.15 | 1.02–1.31 | |
| Q3 (25–30) | 1,774 | 1,917 | 1.63 | 1.46–1.82 | |
| Q4 (>30) | 2,839 | 1,638 | 3.06 | 2.75–3.41 | |
| Continuous (Per 5 unit) | 1.33 | 1.29–1.36 | P < 0.001 | ||
| GGT | |||||
| Q1 (<16) | 376 | 1,701 | referent | ||
| Q2 (16–20) | 495 | 1,398 | 1.90 | 1.62–2.22 | |
| Q3 (20–28) | 1,151 | 1,627 | 4.32 | 3.74–5.00 | |
| Q4 (>28) | 4,246 | 1,604 | 18.15 | 15.7–20.9 | |
| Continuous (Per 5 unit) | 1.27 | 1.25–1.29 | P < 0.001 | ||
| ALP | |||||
| Q1 (<66) | 920 | 1,674 | referent | ||
| Q2 (66–78) | 1,177 | 1,489 | 1.43 | 1.28–1.60 | |
| Q3 (78–93) | 1,692 | 1,622 | 1.87 | 1.68–2.08 | |
| Q4 (>93) | 2,479 | 1,545 | 2.80 | 2.52–3.10 | |
| Continuous (Per 5 unit) | 1.09 | 1.08–1.10 | P < 0.001 | ||
a
adjusted for age, gender, and education level