Table 3.
Mercury | AST | ALT | GGT | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Abnormal liver test | ||||||
Q1 | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
Q2 | 1.30 | 0.41–4.11 | 2.01 | 0.83–4.90 | 1.34 | 0.86–2.07 |
Q3 | 1.68 | 0.49–5.76 | 2.05 | 0.77–5.43 | 1.02 | 0.62–1.67 |
Q4 | 2.70 | 0.95–7.68 | 3.10 | 1.17–8.24 | 1.29 | 0.79–2.13 |
Covariates: sex, age, smoking status, drinking status, exercise, education, high-density lipoproteins cholesterol, overweight, calorie
Abbreviations: ALT Alanine transaminase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, CI confidence interval, GEE generalized estimating equations, GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase, Q quartile: 1st Q (<2.50 for men, <1.86 for women), 2nd Q (2.50 ≤ and <3.77 for men, 1.86 ≤ and <2.59 for women), 3rd Q (3.77 ≤ and <5.41 for men, 2.59 ≤ and <3.53 for women), 4th Q (≥5.41 for men, ≥3.53 for women), OR odds ratio