Lower alanine aminotransferase levels are associated with increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in nonalcoholic fatty liver patients

Figure 1 Flow-chart of the Study. NHANE III: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (1988-1994); HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; HDL: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; NAFLD: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.