Associations between elevated serum levels of ALT and GGT and prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in men and women.

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; OR, odds ratio; BP, blood pressure; HbA1c, hemoglobinA1c; JDS, Japan Diabetes Society.* An HbA1c of 5.2% determined by the JDS method is equal to a value of 5.6% determined by the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program.acrude; b adjusted for age, regional blocks, smoking habit, alcohol drinking, and intakes of rice, meat-and-eggs, dairy products, fish-and-shellfish, vegetables, and fruit.