Association between alanine aminotransferase and all-cause mortality rate: Findings from a study on Japanese community-dwelling individuals.
Ryuichi KawamotoAsuka KikuchiTaichi AkaseDaisuke NinomiyaYoshio TokumotoTeru KumagiPublished in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2022)
Our findings show that abnormally low ALT levels and high within the normal range were related to all-cause mortality in Japan's community-dwelling individuals. Especially, ALT activity may be an important biomarker for predicting the long-term survival of older adults.