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KMID : 0379320030280020123
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
2003 Volume.28 No. 2 p.123 ~ p.133
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Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Relat ion to Serum Gamma- glut amyltransferase Act ivity in Men of Rural Area
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Oh Myoung-Joo
Cho Byung-Mann
Hwang In-Kyung
Lee Sang-Don
Chung Moon-Kee
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Abstract
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Objectives : To examine the association between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase(GGT) activity level and blood pressure, serum lipids in the male residents of rural area, we analyzed cross- sectionally the data of 379 male health examinees aged 40 years and older from rural areas in Gyeongsangnam- do prefecture in Korea.
Methods : Blood pressure and concentration of serum lipids were compared between high and low level of serum GGT activity by t- test or Wilcoxon rank sum test. Possible confounding effects of age, body mass index and coffee drinking were adjusted by analysis of covariance.
Results : Adjusted values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were higher in the group of high level of serum GGT activity in non- drinkers(P=0.055 and P=0.074 respectively) and drinkers(P=0.284 and P=0.398) of alcohol. Adjusted serum total cholesterol level was also higher in the group of high level of serum GGT activity in non- drinkers(P=0.052) but not in drinkers(P=0.981) of alcohol. In serum triglyceride, adjusted level was significantly higher in the group of high level of serum GGT activity in both non- drinkers(P=0.035) and drinkers(P=0.002) of alcohol.
Conclusions : These results suggest the association of serum GGT activity and serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, or blood pressure in non- drinkres of alcohol.
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KEYWORD
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Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase, Blood pressure, Serum lipids, Rural area
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