Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

The Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase Levels in an Indigenous Population in Northern Taiwan: A Community-Based and Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

The correlations between ALT and cardiometabolic risk factors.


Variables	ALT U/L (n = 454)
	Unadjusted		Adjusted for age
	Pearson’s coefficient	value	Pearson’s coefficient	value

Age (year)	−0.07	0.147	NA	NA
BMI (kg/m²)	0.24	<0.001	0.21	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)	0.11	0.02	0.14	0.01
DBP (mmHg)	0.16	<0.001	0.18	<0.001
WC (cm)	0.26	<0.001	0.26	<0.001
FPG (mg/dL)	0.09	0.04	0.11	0.03
HbA1c (%)	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.10
HDL-C (mg/dL)	−0.12	0.01	−0.12	0.02
HS-CRP (mg/L)	0.15	0.001	0.14	0.01
TC (mg/dL)	0.02	0.60	0.01	0.82
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.19	<0.001	0.23	<0.001
TG (mg/dL)	0.11	0.02	0.09	0.09
Uric acid (mg/dL)	0.10	0.03	0.10	0.05

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HS-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.