Table 2.
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components according to the liver enzyme.
| Variables | Normal ALT | ALT | ||||||
|
Quartile 1
(n = 3061) |
Quartile 2
(n = 2717) |
Quartile 3
(n = 2358) |
Quartile 4
(n = 2550) |
p |
Normal
(n = 10,686) |
Elevated
(n = 901) |
p | |
| Metabolic syndrome | 409 (14.0) | 577 (21.6) | 663 (27.6) | 958 (37.7) | <0.001 | 2607 (24.6) | 479 (53.7) | <0.001 |
| Abdominal obesity | 449 (14.9) | 608 (23.5) | 713 (30.8) | 1019 (40.2) | <0.001 | 2789 (26.7) | 475 (52.2) | <0.001 |
| High blood pressure | 710 (23.8) | 813 (30.6) | 828 (35.0) | 996 (40.4) | <0.001 | 3347 (32.0) | 392 (44.2) | <0.001 |
| High triglyceride | 493 (16.2) | 701 (26.4) | 822 (34.9) | 1132 (43.9) | <0.001 | 3148 (29.6) | 513 (57.2) | <0.001 |
| Low HDL-cholesterol | 1033 (34.3) | 972 (35.8) | 829 (34.8) | 956 (36.9) | <0.001 | 6896 (64.6) | 525 (58.0) | 0.003 |
| High blood glucose | 709 (23.5) | 948 (34.8) | 945 (39.0) | 1231 (48.1) | <0.001 | 3833 (35.6) | 506 (57.3) | <0.001 |
| Variables | Normal AST | AST | ||||||
|
Quartile 1
(n = 3057) |
Quartile 2
(n = 2741) |
Quartile 3
(n = 2705) |
Quartile 4
(n = 2542) |
p |
Normal
(n = 11,045) |
Elevated
(n = 542) |
p | |
| Metabolic syndrome | 521 (16.9) | 671 (24.7) | 729 (28.0) | 902 (35.1) | <0.001 | 2823 (25.8) | 263 (49.8) | <0.001 |
| Abdominal obesity | 604 (20.4) | 695 (25.7) | 774 (29.2) | 917 (36.6) | <0.001 | 2990 (27.7) | 274 (50.2) | <0.001 |
| High blood pressure | 645 (21.8) | 846 (31.1) | 978 (36.7) | 1006 (40.5) | <0.001 | 3475 (32.1) | 264 (49.9) | <0.001 |
| High triglyceride | 621 (19.8) | 817 (30.4) | 893 (33.4) | 1061 (41.7) | <0.001 | 3392 (30.9) | 269 (49.9) | <0.001 |
| Low HDL-cholesterol | 1151 (37.1) | 990 (36.1) | 928 (35.2) | 884 (34.7) | 0.374 | 3953 (35.8) | 213 (39.1) | 0.218 |
| High blood glucose | 890 (28.9) | 967 (35.0) | 1048 (38.6) | 1121 (44.0) | <0.001 | 4026 (36.3) | 313 (58.8) | <0.001 |
AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; HDL: high-density lipoprotein. Values are expressed as frequency (%).