Table 2.
Association between serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and severity of maximum-measured cardiac troponin (cTnI) elevation within 24 h of hospital admission for suspected acute coronary syndrome
| Maximum cTnI by quartiles | n (%) With a serum ALT >90th percentile |
OR (95% CI) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥90th percentile (n=54) | <90th percentile (n=474) | Crude | Adjusted* | |
| Quartile 1 (<0.60 µg/l) | 4 (3.0) | 128 (97.0) | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Quartile 2 (0.61–7.48 µg/l) | 7 (5.3) | 125 (94.7) | 1.79 (0.51 to 6.27) | 0.58 (0.092 to 3.65) |
| Quartile 3 (7.5–49.9 µg/l) | 6 (4.8) | 119 (95.2) | 1.61 (0.44 to 5.86) | 1.74 (0.38 to 7.94) |
| Quartile 4 (>50.0 µg/l) | 37 (26.6) | 102 (73.4) | 11.61 (4.00 to 33.64) | 7.07 (1.83 to 27.37) |
*Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, serum creatinine, any plasma glucose, serum triglycerides, serum LDL-C, and chronic statin or other lipid-lowering agent use.