Association of ALT and the metabolic syndrome among Mexican children

• Published in: Obesity research & clinical practice Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. e79 - e87
• Main Authors: Elizondo-Montemayor, Leticia, Ugalde-Casas, Patricia A, Lam-Franco, Lorena, Bustamante-Careaga, Humberto, Serrano-González, Mónica, Gutiérrez, Norma G, Martínez, Ubaldo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Adiposity; Alanine Transaminase - blood; Body Mass Index; Child; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Fatty Liver - blood; Fatty Liver - enzymology; Fatty Liver - etiology; Female; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Insulin Resistance; Internal Medicine; Liver - enzymology; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - blood; Metabolic Syndrome - complications; Mexico; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Obesity - blood; Obesity - complications; Obesity - metabolism; Overweight; Waist Circumference; General pediatrics; International child health; Metabolic; Nutrition

Summary Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as a component of the metabolic syndrome (MetS); Hispanics being particularly predisposed. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is considered a marker of NAFLD. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associations between ALT e...