CO-VARIATION OF ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE LEVELS WITH RELATIVE WEIGHT IN BLOOD-DONORS

被引:11
作者
HETLAND, G
HOLME, I
STROMME, JH
机构
[1] ULLEVAL HOSP,DEPT IMMUNOL,BLOOD BANK,OSLO 1,NORWAY
[2] ULLEVAL HOSP,INST MED STAT,OSLO 1,NORWAY
[3] ULLEVAL HOSP,DEPT CLIN CHEM,OSLO 1,NORWAY
关键词
AGE; ALAT; RELATIVE WEIGHT; SEX;
D O I
10.3109/00365519209085440
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
The association between alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) and body mass, sex and age was examined in 6036 consecutively tested blood donors. ALAT, age and body mass were higher in male donors than in female donors. The non-normal ALAT distribution curve normalized after ln transformation, which made statistical analysis of the data more feasible. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that ALAT was influenced by sex and relative weight, in that order, and very poorly by age. It is concluded that obesity is a major cause of raised ALAT in this predominantly healthy donor population.
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