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KMID : 1101420180500020155
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
2018 Volume.50 No. 2 p.155 ~ p.163
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Association between the Components of Metabolic Syndrome and Total Bilirubin at the Health Care Check Up in Korean Men and Women: Based on Adults Except for Diabetes and Hypertension
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Shin Kyung-A
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Abstract
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Bilirubin has an anti-inflammatory effect as an endogenous antioxidant and has been reported to be inversely correlated with hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance. On the other hand, there is a lack of research evaluating the association between bilirubin and metabolic syndrome compared to liver-specific indicators. This study examined the association between the total bilirubin and metabolic syndrome prevalence in Korean adults who underwent health screening compared to ALT and GGT. This cross sectional study included 22,568 adult males and females aged 20 years or older who underwent a health examination at the General Hospital of Gyeonggi Province from March 2015 to February 2018. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed based on the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (AHA/NHLBI) guidelines. In both genders, the metabolic syndrome diagnosed group had higher liver enzymes, and the total bilirubin and direct bilirubin were lower than those without the metabolic syndrome risk factors. The serum total bilirubin showed a weak inverse correlation with abdominal obesity (r=?0.066 vs r=?0.055) and triglyceride (r=?0.127 vs r=?0.136) in both males and females, which is weaker than ALT and GGT The data were statistically significant. In addition, total bilirubin as well as ALT and GGT in both men and women were not predictors of the likelihood of developing metabolic syndrome.
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KEYWORD
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ALT, GGT, Metabolic syndrome, Total bilirubin
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