Background The blood level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. However, its use as an independent factor for CHD risk prediction remains unclear in Asian populations. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between serum ALT levels and CHD risk in Koreans.
Methods This was a cross-sectional study using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (V-1, 2010 and V-2, 2011). The ALT levels of 3,215 individuals were analyzed. The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) modified by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) was used to compute the 10-year CHD risk prediction.
Results Positive correlations were established between log-transformed ALT concentration and FRS (r=0.433, P<0.001). After adjusting for body mass index, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the amount of alcohol intake, and gamma-glutamyl transferase, the odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for intermediate or greater risk of 10- year CHD prediction (10-year risk ≥10%) for the lowest quartile of participants was 2.242 (1.405–3.577) for the second quartile, 2.879 (1.772–4.679) for the third quartile, and 3.041 (1.789–5.170) for the highest quartile.
Conclusion In Koreans, a higher serum ALT concentration was significantly correlated with 10-year CHD risk prediction according to NCEP ATP III guidelines.
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Background Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a well-known risk factor of cardiovascular diseases that is focused on central obesity. Recent studies have reported the association between pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) volume and MS. However, no studies have demonstrated the cutoff PAT volume that represents the best association with MS.
Methods The data of 374 subjects were analyzed cross-sectionally to compare PAT, measured on coronary multidetector computed tomography, and various metabolic parameters according to MS. After PAT volumes were divided into tertiles, various metabolic parameters were compared among tertiles; furthermore, the odds ratio for developing MS was calculated. Finally, we demonstrated the cutoff PAT volume that represented the best association with MS by using the receiver-operating characteristic curve.
Results We found that 27.5% of the subjects had MS, and the mean PAT volume was 123.9 cm3 . PAT showed a significant positive correlation with body mass index, waist circumference, and levels of glucose, triglyceride, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, uric acid, and homocysteine, but a negative correlation with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Furthermore, after dividing into tertiles, PAT volume was also significantly associated with various metabolic parameters. The odds ratio for having MS was 4.19 (95% confidence interval, 2.27–7.74) in the top tertile of PAT volumes after adjusting for age, sex, and smoking. The cutoff PAT volume that represented the best association with MS was 142.2 cm3 .
Conclusion PAT was significantly associated with MS and various metabolic parameters. The cutoff PAT volume of 142.2 cm3 showed the best association with MS.
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