Table 3.
Age and sex-adjusted Pearson partial correlation coefficients between circulating liver enzymes (ALT, AST, GGT), sedentary behavior and physical activity.
| ALTa, U/l | ASTa, U/l | GGTa, U/l | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedentary behavior | |||
| Lying time, h/day | -0.06 | -0.06 | -0.03 |
| Sitting time, h/day | 0.05 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| Sedentary time, h/day | 0.002 | -0.01 | -0.05 |
| Sedentary proportion, %/day | 0.04 | -0.008 | 0.03 |
| Physical activity | |||
| Breaks in sedentary, times/day | -0.14 | -0.07 | -0.16# p=0.053 |
| Standing, h/day | -0.08 | -0.06 | -0.12 |
| Standing proportion, %/day | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.11 |
| Steps, number/day | -0.15 | -0.03 | -0.07 |
| LPA, h/day | 0.07 | 0.1 | 0.04 |
| LPA proportion, %/day | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| MVPA, h/day | -0.13 | -0.01 | -0.02 |
| MVPA proportion, %/day | -0.11 | -0.009 | -0.005 |
| PA, h/day | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| PA proportion, %/day | 0.001 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GGT, γ-glutamyltransferase; LPA, light physical activity; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; PA, physical activity (LPA and MVPA together). a = log10 transformed variables.