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dc.creatorAntonio García-Hermoso
dc.date2017
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-18T21:21:53Z
dc.date.available2018-10-18T21:21:53Z
dc.identifier.issn19326203
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0185908
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11285/630423
dc.descriptionHigh levels of gamma glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), as well as fatty liver index (FLI) has been associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between gamma-GT, ALT, and fatty liver index FLI levels across a gradient number of ideal cardiovascular health metrics in a representative sample of adults from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009–2010. Data from 1,023 men and 1,449 women (≥ 15 years) from the Chilean Health Survey 2009–2010 were analyzed. Ideal cardiovascular health was defined as meeting ideal levels of the following components: four behaviours (smoking, body mass index, physical activity and diet adherence) and three factors (total cholesterol, blood pressure and fasting glucose). Adults were grouped into three categories according to their number of ideal cardiovascular health metrics: ideal (5–7 metrics), intermediate (3–4 metrics), and poor (0–2 metrics). Blood levels of gamma-GT and ALT were measured and the FLI was calculated. A higher number of ideal cardiovascular health index metric was associated with lower gamma-GT, ALT and FLI (p from trend analysis <0.001). Also, adults meeting at least 3–4 metrics were predicted less likely to have prevalence of abnormal levels of gamma-GT and FLI (p<0.001) compared to adults who met only 0–2 metrics. These findings reinforce the usefulness of the ideal cardiovascular health metrics proposed by the American Heart Association as a tool to identify target subjects and promote cardiovascular health in South-American adults. © 2017 García-Hermoso et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
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dc.relationEstudiantes
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.sourcePLoS ONE
dc.subjectalanine aminotransferase
dc.subjectgamma glutamyltransferase
dc.subjectglucose
dc.subjectalanine aminotransferase
dc.subjectgamma glutamyltransferase
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectalanine aminotransferase blood level
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectblood pressure
dc.subjectbody mass
dc.subjectcardiovascular risk
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdigestive system disease assessment
dc.subjectenzyme liver level
dc.subjectfatty liver index
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectgamma glutamyl transferase blood level
dc.subjecthealth behavior
dc.subjecthealth survey
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectliver level
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmedication compliance
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectsmoking
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectblood
dc.subjectcardiovascular system
dc.subjectenzymology
dc.subjecthealth survey
dc.subjectliver
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAlanine Transaminase
dc.subjectCardiovascular System
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectgamma-Glutamyltransferase
dc.subjectHealth Surveys
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLiver
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subject.classification7 INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA
dc.titleIdeal cardiovascular health predicts lower risk of abnormal liver enzymes levels in the Chilean National Health Survey (2009–2010)
dc.typeArtículo
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.identifier.issue10
refterms.dateFOA2018-10-18T21:21:53Z


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