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Association of the serum transaminase with mortality among the US elderly population

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Considering the inconsistent findings of research into the associations between serum levels of liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase [ALT], aspartate aminotransferase [AST], and gamma‐glutamyltransferase [GGT]) and mortality among elderly people, we… Click to show full abstract

Considering the inconsistent findings of research into the associations between serum levels of liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase [ALT], aspartate aminotransferase [AST], and gamma‐glutamyltransferase [GGT]) and mortality among elderly people, we aimed to investigate the associations of ALT, AST, GGT, and De‐Ritis ratio (DRR, defined as AST/ALT) and all‐cause or cause‐specific mortality among the US elderly people using National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys data.

Keywords: mortality among; transaminase mortality; serum transaminase; association serum; among elderly

Journal Title: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Year Published: 2022

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