Open AccessPredictive biomarkers of cardiovascular disease in adult Canadian population
Author(s) -
Punam Pahwa,
Luan Manh Chu,
Chandima Karunanayake,
Palok Aich,
Markus Hecker,
Anurag Saxena,
Philip Griebel,
Som Niyogi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-021-00842-y
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , body mass index , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , cross sectional study , disease , population , alkaline phosphatase , alanine aminotransferase , demography , environmental health , endocrinology , pathology , biology , enzyme , biochemistry , sociology
Elevated levels of the enzymes gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been shown to be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Objective: To assess cross-sectional relationships between biomarkers GGT, ALT, AST, ALP and CVD in adult Canadian population.