Table 5.

Correlation between serum liver enzymes and investigated variables after adjustments for age and sex.

Variables	ALT		AST
	Pearson’s Coefficients	p-Value	Pearson’s Coefficients	p-Value
BMI	0.178	<0.001 *	0.038	<0.001 *
WC	0.201	<0.001 *	0.071	<0.001 *
SBP	0.047	<0.001 *	0.089	<0.001 *
DBP	0.111	<0.001 *	0.098	<0.001 *
TG	0.153	<0.001 *	0.09	<0.001 *
HDL-C	−0.032	0.001 #	0.139	0.223
FPG	0.055	<0.001 *	0.001	0.955

Notes: Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TG, triacylglycerol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose. * p < 0.001, ^# p < 0.05.