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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2008; 14(18): 2867-2871
Published online May 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2867
Published online May 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2867
Table 1 Relative frequency of the participants according to demographic characteristics, laboratory test results, BMI and gender n (%)
| Characteristic | Male (698) | Female (1351) | P-value | Total (2049) |
| Mean age ± SD (yr) | 43.91 ± 15.52 | 38.88 ± 13.94 | 0.000 | 40.59 ± 14.69 |
| Mean BMI ± SD (kg/m2) | 25.02 ± 4.29 | 26.70 ± 5.34 | 0.000 | 26.13 ± 5.07 |
| Median BMI (kg/m2) | 24.91 | 25.94 | 25.56 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| < 18.5 | 40 (5.9) | 43 (3.3) | 83 (4.2) | |
| 18.5-24.9 | 308 (45.3) | 509 (38.8) | 817 (41) | |
| 25-29.9 | 240 (35.3) | 418 (31.8) | 650 (33) | |
| 30-34.9 | 82 (12.1) | 248 (18.9) | 330 (16.6) | |
| 35-39.9 | 9 (1.3) | 73 (5.6) | 82 (4.1) | |
| ≥ 40 | 1 (0.1) | 22 (1.7) | 23 (1.2) | |
| Mean ALT ± SD (U/L) | 24.01 ± 15.67 | 19.38 ± 12.56 | 0.000 | 20.96 ± 13.87 |
| HBsAg positive | 38 (5.4) | 64 (4.7) | 0.340 | 102 (5) |
| HCV Ab positive | 8 (1.1) | 12 (0.8) | 0.360 | 20 (1) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 28 (4) | 59 (4.3) | 0.400 | 87 (4.2) |
| Hypertension | 64 (9.1) | 155 (11.4) | 0.060 | 219 (10.6) |
- Citation: Jamali R, Khonsari M, Merat S, Khoshnia M, Jafari E, Kalhori AB, Abolghasemi H, Amini S, Maghsoudlu M, Deyhim MR, Rezvan H, Pourshams A. Persistent alanine aminotransferase elevation among the general Iranian population: Prevalence and causes. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(18): 2867-2871
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i18/2867.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.2867