A community-based epidemiological study of elevated serum alanine aminotransferase levels in Kinmen, Taiwan

Table 3 Univariate analysis of associated factors for elevated serum alanine ALT level among subjects aged 30 and over in Kinmen.

	Elevated ALT level (≥40U/L)		Crude OR (95%CI)	Adjusted OR1 (95%CI)
	Yes(n = 851)	No(n = 11074)
Gender Male	500	4811	1.85	-
Female	351	6236	(1.60-2.13)	-
Age (yr) 30-39	269	3272	1	-
40-49	238	2598	1.11(0.93-1.34)	-
50-59	187	2493	0.91 (0.75-1.11)	-
60-69	107	1711	0.76(0.60-0.96)	-
≥70	50	973	0.63 (0.46-0.85)	-
Smoking Yes	267	2941	1.26	0.87
No	584	8106	(1.08-1.47)	(0.72-1.04)
Alcohol drinking Yes	266	2362	1.67	1.24
No	585	8685	(1.44-1.95)	(1.04-1.48)
Obesity Yes	360	3032	1.94	2.05
No	491	8015	(1.68-2.23)	(1.77-2.37)
High waist - Yes	471	4599	1.72	2.41
circumference No	380	6388	(1.50-1.98)	(2.07-2.80)
Type-2 diabetes Yes	134	938	2.01	2.39
No	717	10109	(1.66-2.45)	(1.94-2.93)
Hypertension Yes	366	3850	1.41	1.54
No	485	7197	(1.22-1.62)	(1.32-1.79)
Hyperchole-Yes	205	1682	1.77	1.85
sterolemia No	646	9362	(1.50-2.08)	(1.56-2.19)
Hypertrigly-Yes	99	518	2.66	2.65
ceridemia No	745	10383	(2.12-3.34)	(2.10-3.33)
Low HDL Yes	138	1337	1.45	1.34
No	663	9324	(1.20-1.76)	(1.10-1.63)
High BUN Yes	193	2446	1.03	1.01
No	658	8598	(0.87-1.22)	(0.85-1.20)
High creatinine Yes	7	132	0.69	0.66
No	843	10909	(0.32-1.47)	(0.31-1.42)
Hyperuricemia Yes	342	2680	2.1	2.08
No	507	8355	(1.82-2.43)	(1.79-2.40)

¹Adjustment for gender and age.