Association of Serum Gamma Glutamyltransferase and Fasting Blood Glucose among Middle Aged and Elderly in Chuncheon: Hallym Aging Study / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
; : 23-30, 2009.
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BACKGROUND: Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) was reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes, various cardiovascular disease risk factors, and individual components of metabolic syndrome. We performed a cross-sectional study to elucidate the relations between GGT and impaired fasting glucose (IFG). METHODS: The subject of this study included 693 adults (males 272, females 421) aged 45 years or over who have lived in Chuncheon, a suburban small-sized city. IFG was defined as elevated fasting plasma glucose (FPG) concentration of > or = 100 and or = 75th) were 1.0, 0.56, 1.57, and 2.79, respectively (P-value for trend 0.022). In women, the association between the risk of IFG and GGT was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that elevated level of GGT within the normal range is an independent predictor of impaired fasting glucose in middle-aged or older men but not in women.
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Main subject:
Plasma
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Reference Values
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Blood Glucose
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Aging
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Insulin Resistance
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Body Mass Index
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Odds Ratio
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Risk Factors
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Year:
2009
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Article