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Cross-sectional and longitudinal association of serum alanine aminotransaminase and γ-glutamyltransferase with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly Chinese people.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21199427     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Although associations of the liver enzymes alanine aminotransaminase (ALT) and γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) with metabolic syndrome (MetS) are well recognized, whether they are independent of insulin resistance and which enzyme is more effective are yet to be clarified.
METHODS: A total of 5404 subjects aged ≥ 40 years were recruited from two urban communities in Shanghai for cross-sectional analyses. A subgroup of 681 participants without MetS at baseline was included in the longitudinal analyses. Insulin resistance was measured using the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and the modified National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria were adopted to diagnose MetS.
RESULTS: Both GGT and ALT were strongly and positively associated with MetS risks in simple and multivariate analyses. Further adjustment for HOMA-IR and ALT did not change the association of GGT and MetS materially, whereas adjustment for HOMA-IR and GGT substantially attenuated the ALT-MetS association. In longitudinal analyses, risks of developing MetS were increased across GGT quartiles in a dose-dependent manner after extensive adjustments (odds ratios were 1.00, 1.38, 1.62, and 2.29 for GGT, quartile 1 through quartile 4; P for trend = 0.01). In contrast, ALT was no longer associated with MetS development after final adjustment for GGT (P for trend = 0.09).
CONCLUSIONS: Our study confirmed significant and independent associations of GGT and ALT with MetS in adult Chinese people. Moreover, GGT might be more effective for indicating the future development of MetS.
Authors:
Yu Xu; Yu-fang Bi; Min Xu; Yun Huang; Wen-ying Lu; Yi-fu Gu; Guang Ning; Xiao-ying Li
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of diabetes     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1753-0407     ISO Abbreviation:  J Diabetes     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-21     Completed Date:  2011-07-22     Revised Date:  2011-09-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101504326     Medline TA:  J Diabetes     Country:  Australia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  38-47     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2011 Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
Affiliation:
Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Alanine Transaminase / blood*
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Body Mass Index
China
Cross-Sectional Studies
Homeostasis
Humans
Insulin / blood
Insulin Resistance*
Lipoproteins, HDL / blood
Longitudinal Studies
Metabolic Syndrome X / blood,  enzymology*,  ethnology
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Risk Factors
gamma-Glutamyltransferase / blood*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Glucose; 0/Lipoproteins, HDL; 11061-68-0/Insulin; EC 2.3.2.2/gamma-Glutamyltransferase; EC 2.6.1.2/Alanine Transaminase
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Comment In:
J Diabetes. 2011 Sep;3(3):182-3   [PMID:  21631900 ]

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