Table 3.

Correlation between biochemical variables and baseline AST and ALT.

Biochemical variable	Baseline AST (IU/L)		Baseline ALT (IU/L)
	R	P	R	P
Serum AST at baseline (IU/L)	1	-	0.631	<0.001
Serum ALT at baseline (IU/L)	0.631	<0.001	1	-
Age (years)	0.012	0.456	−0.166	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	0.042	0.009	0.251	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	0.037	0.020	0.218	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)	0.035	0.026	0.062	<0.001
DBP (mmHg)	0.059	<0.001	0.106	<0.001
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	0.009	0.584	0.194	<0.001
HbA1c (%)	−0.025	0.122	0.127	<0.001
TG (mmol/L)	0.041	0.009	0.214	<0.001
TC (mmol/L)	0.054	0.001	0.029	0.066
HDL (mmol/L)	0.068	<0.001	−0.144	<0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	−0.008	0.599	0.006	0.713
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)	−0.293	<0.001	−0.133	<0.001

Values expressed as M(SD). SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.

p <0.05 used and statistically significant results bolded.