Association between elevated serum transaminase and moderately increased albuminuria: a cross-sectional study in western Tokushima, Japan

Table 2 Characteristics of normoalbuminuric and moderately increased albuminuria groups

	Normoalbuminuria	Moderately increased albuminuria
	N = 1,456(87.7%)	N = 204(12.3%)	P Value
Age (year)	65.7(7.9)	67.8(6.0)	0.001
Sex(male)(%)	42.9	49.5	0.073
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²(%)	23.8	41.2	< 0.001
Currently smoking (%)	10.2	12.3	0.377
Moderate drinking (%)	84.5	83.3	0.655
Habitual exercise (%)	46.7	44.1	0.488
Diabetes (%)	10.7	24.5	< 0.001
Hypertension (%)	43.8	66.7	< 0.001
Dyslipidemia(%)	57.5	61.3	0.305
AST ≥ 31U/L(%)	11.3	19.1	0.002
ALT ≥ 31U/L(%)	11.1	20.6	0.001
GGT ≥ 51U/L(%)	11.4	17.2	0.018
Mild liver disorder (%)	21.4	34.3	< 0.001

Data are presented as means ± standard deviation or percentages
For calculation of the P values, Student’s t-test and chi-squared test were used
Mild liver disorder: Participants who had one or more values (AST ≥ 31U/L or ALT ≥ 31U/L or GGT ≥ 51U/L) were categorized as having mild liver disorder
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index, AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase

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