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 3
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression on the cardiometabolic risk factors related to MetS among the study population.
Variables
Crude odds ratio
(95% CI)
value
Adjusted odds ratio
(95% CI)
value
ALT (>36 U/L versus ≦36 U/L)
2.46
(1.43–4.22)
0.001
2.79
(1.24–6.27)
0.01
Age (year)
1.04
(1.03–1.05)
<0.001
1.06
(1.04–1.08)
<0.001
Sex (men versus women)
1.46
(1.00–2.13)
0.05
2.88
(1.57–5.29)
0.001
Alcohol drinking (yes versus no)
1.36
(0.77–2.39)
0.29
2.19
(1.09–4.41)
0.03
BMI (kg/m2)
<18.5
0.53
(0.11–2.57)
0.43
1.53
(0.19–12.32)
0.69
18.5–24
1.00
—
—
1.00
—
—
≧24
7.31
(4.72–11.32)
<0.001
9.40
(4.90–18.01)
<0.001
HS-CRP (mg/L)
1.04
(0.99–1.09)
0.14
1.00
(0.94–1.05)
0.86
Uric acid (mg/dL)
1.25
(1.12–1.40)
<0.001
1.22
(1.02–1.45)
0.03
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; HS-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.
