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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2014

Relationship between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase levels and prehypertension in Chinese adults: the cardiometabolic risk in Chinese study.

Yan Zhu, Ying Gong, Ruihua Zhu, Xue-Kui Liu, Yu-Ting Sun, Yu Wang, Lu Qi, Jun Liang

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Article in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yan ZhuXuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, China.
Ying Gong
Ruihua Zhu
Xue-Kui Liu
Yu-Ting Sun
Yu Wang
Lu Qi
Jun Liang
Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College · CNSoutheast University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CNHarvard University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The authors aimed to investigate the relationship between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and prehypertension, as well as the modification of other metabolic risk factors in a large cohort of Chinese individuals. The data were collected via a community-based health examination survey in central China. Blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and levels of GGT, fasting blood glucose, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and lipid indicators were measured. In total, data from 18,302 patients with available biomarkers were included in the present study. Elevated blood pressure was associated with increased GGT concentration (P<.001). After adjusting for age, sex, BMI, fasting blood glucose, lipid indicators, AST, and family history of hypertension, the association between GGT levels and prehypertension remained significant (P=.021). The adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for prehypertension across quintiles of GGT level were 1.00, 1.057 (1.012-1.334), 1.068 (0.916-1.254), 1.024 (0.851-1.368), and 1.272 (1.027-1.593), respectively. In stratified analyses, the association between GGT levels and prehypertension was significant in women but was not significant in men. Moreover, additive effect of BMI and age on the effect of GGT levels on prehypertension (both P for interaction <.001) was observed. In summary, GGT levels were positively associated with prehypertension in women, independent of other metabolic factors. Furthermore, BMI and age may amplify the effects of GGT levels on prehypertension. These findings suggest that monitoring the levels of GGT could help in the diagnosis and monitoring of prehypertension.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesChinaCohort StudiesFemalegamma-GlutamyltransferaseGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHealth SurveysHumansAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBlood Glucosegamma-GlutamyltransferaseLipids

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PMCPMC8031597
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