|
Levels of initial liver enzyme
|
Blood glucose level
|
Relative Risk
|
p-value*
|
|---|
|
Staying normal
|
IFG or DM
|
|---|
|
AST (IU/L)
| | | |
0.305
|
|
Aa
|
487 (88.2)
|
65 (11.8)
|
1
| |
|
Bb
|
12 (80.0)
|
3 (20.0)
|
1.69
| |
|
Rc
|
9 (81.8)
|
2 (18.2)
|
1.54
| |
|
ALT (IU/L)
| | | |
0.011
|
|
A
|
418 (90.3)
|
45 (9.7)
|
1
| |
|
B
|
35 (70.0)
|
15 (30.0)
|
3.09
| |
|
R
|
55 (84.6)
|
10 (15.4)
|
1.59
| |
|
γ-GTP (IU/L)
| | | |
0.000
|
|
A
|
459 (90.2)
|
50 (9.8)
|
1
| |
|
B
|
19 (65.5)
|
10 (34.5)
|
3.52
| |
|
R
|
30 (75.0)
|
10 (25.0)
|
2.55
| |
|
Number of abnormal liver enzymes
| | | |
0.000
|
|
0
|
396 (91.2)
|
38 (8.8)
|
1
| |
|
1
|
72 (80.0)
|
18 (20.0)
|
2.27
| |
|
2
|
32 (76.2)
|
10 (23.8)
|
2.70
| |
|
3
|
8 (66.7)
|
4 (33.3)
|
3.78
| |
-
IFG impaired fasting glucose, DM diabetes mellitus, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, γ-GTP gamma-glutamyltransferase
-
aA was defined as ≤40 IU/L for AST, ≤35 IU/L for ALT, or ≤63 IU/L in males or ≤35 IU/L in females for γ-GTP
-
bB was defined as 41–50 IU/L for AST, 36–45 IU/L for ALT, and 64–77 IU/L in males or 36–45 IU/L in females for γ-GTP
-
cR was defined as ≥51 IU/L for AST, ≥46 IU/L for ALT, and ≥78 IU/L in males or ≥46 IU/L in females for γ-GTP
-
*Chi-square test
