Adherence to the Mediterranean diet moderates the association of aminotransferases with the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome; the ATTICA study

Table 3 Results from logistic regression analyses that evaluated the role of liver enzymes on the presence of the metabolic syndrome, by the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet.

Away from the Mediterranean diet (n = 1013)	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
AST/ALT ratio (per 0.1 unit)	0.89	0.80–1.00
AST (per 1 IU/L)	0.93	0.88–0.99
ALT (per 1 IU/L)	1.01	0.95–1.07
γ-GT (per 1 IU/L)	0.99	0.95–1.03
Moderate adherence to the Mediterranean diet (n = 1015)
AST/ALT ratio (per 0.1 unit)	0.90	0.78–1.01
AST (per 1 IU/L)	0.96	0.90–1.03
ALT (per 1 IU/L)	0.99	0.92–1.07
γ-GT (per 1 IU/L)	1.02	0.96–1.07
Close to the Mediterranean diet (n = 1014)
AST/ALT ratio (per 0.1 unit)	0.93	0.76–1.13
AST (per 1 IU/L)	0.93	0.76–1.15
ALT (per 1 IU/L)	1.01	0.83–1.22
γ-GT (per 1 IU/L)	1.19	0.99–1.33

All models were also adjusted for age, gender, physical activity status, smoking and body mass index of the participants.

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