Elevated alanine aminotransferase and low aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase ratio are associated with chronic kidney disease among middle-aged women: a cross-sectional study.

Hirotaka OchiaiTakako ShirasawaTakahiko YoshimotoSatsue NagahamaAkihiro WatanabeKen SakamotoAkatsuki Kokaze

Published in: BMC nephrology (2020)

Elevated ALT was associated with CKD regardless of GGT elevation. Moreover, low AST/ALT ratio was also associated with CKD independent of GGT elevation.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
middle aged
polycystic ovary syndrome
physical activity
type diabetes
pregnancy outcomes
skeletal muscle