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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2005; 11(11): 1616-1622
Published online Mar 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i11.1616
Published online Mar 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i11.1616
Table 1 Gender- and age-specific prevalence of elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level among subjects aged 30 and above in Kinmen.
| Age (yr) | Level of ALT (U/L) | |||||||||||
| Male (n = 5311) | Female (n = 6587) | Total (n = 11898) | ||||||||||
| Screened No | ≥40 (U/L) No | Prevalence (%) | P-value for χ2 test for trend | Screened No | ≥40 (U/L) No | Prevalence (%) | P-value for χ2 test for trend | Screened No | ≥40 (U/L) No | Prevalence (%) | P-value for χ2 test for trend | |
| 30-39 | 1326 | 173 | 13.1 | 2215 | 96 | 4.3 | 3541 | 269 | 7.6 | |||
| 40-49 | 1255 | 144 | 11.5 | <0.0001 | 1581 | 94 | 6 | 0.192 | 2836 | 238 | 8.4 | <0.0001 |
| 50-59 | 1456 | 112 | 7.7 | 1224 | 75 | 6.1 | 2680 | 187 | 7 | |||
| 60-69 | 840 | 47 | 5.6 | 978 | 60 | 6.1 | 1818 | 107 | 5.9 | |||
| ≥70 | 434 | 24 | 5.5 | 589 | 26 | 4.4 | 1023 | 50 | 4.9 | |||
| Total | 5311 | 500 | 9.4 | 6587 | 351 | 5.3 | 11898 | 851 | 7.2 | |||
- Citation: Liu CM, Tung TH, Liu JH, Chen VTK, Lin CH, Hsu CT, Chou P. A community-based epidemiological study of elevated serum alanine aminotransferase levels in Kinmen, Taiwan. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(11): 1616-1622
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i11/1616.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i11.1616