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. 2021 Sep 21;12:109. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_194_19

Table 3.

Cross tabulation of AST/ALT ratio with eating fast foods or change in body weight in Northern Jordan (n=201)

Variable AST to ALT ratio P

Optimal n (%) Borderline n (%) Abnormal n (%)
Change in body weight 0.079
 No change 20 (74.1) 3 (11.1) 4 (14.8)
 + (1-5) 41 (77.4) 10 (18.9) 2 (3.8)
 + (6-10) 24 (58.5) 12 (29.3) 5 (12.2)
 + (≥11) 4 (44.4) 5 (55.6) 0 (0.0)
 − (1-5) 32 (69.6) 12 (26.1) 2 (4.3)
 − (6-10) 8 (72.7) 1 (9.1) 2 (18.2)
 − (≥11) 12 (85.7) 2 (14.3) 0 (0.0)
Eat fast food/week 0.309
 Never 39 (61.9) 18 (28.6) 6 (9.5)
 1-3 times 89 (74.2) 22 (18.3) 9 (7.5)
 ≥4 times 13 (72.2) 5 (27.8) 0 (0.0)
BMI 0.001
Underweight 14 (93.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.7)
Normal 88 (87.1) 10 (9.9) 3 (3.0)
Overweight 27 (51.9) 19 (36.5) 6 (11.5)
Obese 12 (36.4) 16 (48.5) 5 (15.2)