Open AccessMetabolic syndrome is directly associated with gamma glutamyl transpeptidase elevation in Japanese women
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Sakugawa,
Tomofumi Nakayoshi,
Kasen Kobashigawa,
Hiroki Nakasone,
Yuko Kawakami,
Tsuyoshi Yamashiro,
Tatsuji Maeshiro,
Ko Tomimori,
Satoru Miyagi,
Fukunori Kinjo,
Atsushi Saito
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i7.1052
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , triglyceride , hypertriglyceridemia , metabolic syndrome , endocrinology , body mass index , uric acid , gamma glutamyltransferase , diabetes mellitus , univariate analysis , hemoglobin , cholesterol , gastroenterology , biology , multivariate analysis , biochemistry , disease , enzyme
This study aimed to determine whether metabolic syndrome is directly or indirectly, through fatty liver, associated with elevated gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) levels in Japanese women.