Table 1.
Characteristics of non-drinkers according to the quartiles of serum ALT levels
| Characteristics | Quartile 1 ≤10U/L (n = 200) |
Quartile 2 11-20U/L (n = 871) |
Quartile 3 21-30U/L (n = 340) |
Quartile 4 31-40U/L (n = 104) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 46(32–63) | 60(48–70) | 58(50–67) | 55(48–63) | <0.001 |
| Males (%) | 32(16.0) | 269(30.9) | 148(43.5) | 47(45.2) | <0.001 |
| Central obesity (%) | 63(31.5) | 525(60.3) | 241(70.9) | 77(74.0) | <0.001 |
| WC (cm) | 75(69–82) | 84(77–90) | 87(81–94) | 87(81–95) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 43(21.5) | 328(37.7) | 170(50.0) | 46(44.2) | <0.001 |
| DM (%) | 13(6.5) | 139(16.0) | 61(17.9) | 19(18.3) | 0.002 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 115(105–129) | 124(112–137) | 128(118–141) | 126(116–140) | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 71(66–78) | 73(68–80) | 79(70–84) | 77(70–85) | <0.001 |
| High blood pressure (%) | 58(29.0) | 427(49.0) | 210(61.8) | 57(54.8) | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.98(0.77-1.36) | 1.35(0.98-1.89) | 1.54(1.11-2.20) | 1.79(1.18-2.42) | <0.001 |
| High TG (%) | 24(12.0) | 281(32.3) | 149(43.8) | 53(51.0) | <0.001 |
| HDL-c (mmol/L) | 1.54(1.26-1.79) | 1.40(1.20-1.64) | 1.30(1.14-1.51) | 1.29(1.08-1.52) | <0.001 |
| Low HDL-c (%) | 49(24.5) | 237(27.2) | 107(31.5) | 36(34.6) | 0.129 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 4.80(4.48-5.06) | 4.89(4.50-5.38) | 4.95(4.61-5.43) | 5.10(4.72-5.55) | <0.001 |
| High blood glucose (%) | 21(10.5) | 199(22.8) | 85(25.0) | 29(27.9) | <0.001 |
| Mets (%) | 22(11.0) | 260(29.9) | 149(43.8) | 51(49.0) | <0.001 |
| cfPWV (m/s) | 9.1(8.0-10.9) | 10.3(9.0-12.4) | 10.5(9.3-12.3) | 10.4(9.0-11.9) | <0.001 |
| cfPWV > 10 m/s | 66(33.0) | 479(55.0) | 213(62.6) | 55(52.9) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: ALT alanine aminotransferase, WC waist circumference, DM diabetes mellitus, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TG triglyceride, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, FBG fasting blood glucose, Mets metabolic syndrome, cfPWV carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity