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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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) | |