Elevated Serum Alanine Aminotransferase and Î³-Glutamyltransferase and Mortality in the United States Population

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3297844	Gastroenterology	2009	20 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In the US population, elevated GGT was associated with mortality from all causes, liver disease, cancer, and diabetes, while ALT was associated only with liver disease mortality.

Keywords

NCHS GGT CDC HDL ALT NHANES high-density lipoprotein γ-glutamyltransferase Alanine aminotransferase National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cardiovascular disease ICD CVD body mass index BMI International Classification of Diseases confidence interval Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics hazard ratio