Metabolic syndrome is directly associated with gamma glutamyl transpeptidase elevation in Japanese women

Table 2 Coefficients between GGT and several variables in women with and without fatty Liver (Pearson’s correlation analysis)

Variable	Women withfatty liver (n = 391)	P value	Women withoutfatty liver (n = 3820)	P value
Age	-0.035	0.485	0.091	< 0.001
BMI	0.022	0.670	0.164	< 0.001
SBP	0.078	0.122	0.131	< 0.001
DBP	0.101	0.046	0.123	< 0.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	0.140	0.006	0.100	< 0.001
Blood sugar	0.129	0.011	0.195	< 0.001
HbA1c (mg/dL)	0.108	0.032	0.186	< 0.001
Total cholesterol	0.187	< 0.001	0.134	< 0.001
(mg/dL)
Triglyceride	0.226	< 0.001	0.208	< 0.001
(mg/dL)
AST (IU/L)	0.411	< 0.001	0.455	< 0.001
ALT (IU/L)	0.464	< 0.001	0.524	< 0.001
ALP (IU/L)	0.272	< 0.001	0.363	< 0.001
Uric acid (mg/dL)	0.188	< 0.001	0.178	< 0.001

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.