Obesity and the levels of liver enzymes (ALT, AST & GGT) in East Medinipur, India

Authors

  • Ajay Kumar Das Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Haldia, East Medinipur, W.B.
  • Prasanna Chandra Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, KSA
  • Akash Gupta Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Rama Medical College and Hospital, Pilakhua, Hapur, U.P.
  • Naved Ahmad PhD Scholar, Department of Biochemistry, Subharti Medical College Meerut, U.P.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.10147

Keywords:

Obesity, ALT, AST, GGT

Abstract

Objective Obesity is a common disorder in our country. Most widely used method to gauge obesity is Body Mass Index (BMI) which is equal to weight in kilogram divided by height in meter square. The objective of our study was to find the levels of liver enzymes ALT, AST & GGT in two groups (overweight individuals and obese individuals).

Methods: A total no of 156 individuals were selected for the study and they were categorized into three groups on the basis of BMI- Group I Normal, BMI 18.5 to 24.9 (n=72), Group II Overweight, BMI 25.0 to 29.9 (n=39) and Group III Obese, BMI >30 (n=45). Serum ALT, AST & GGT were estimated by Accurex AC 112 plus semi auto analyser and values were given in U/L.

Results: Values of ALT, AST & GGT were with in the normal references range in all the three groups.

Conclusion: No significant relation was found between ALT, AST & GGT in normal, overweight and obese individuals.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.10147

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(1) 2015 40-42

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Published

2014-07-24

How to Cite

Das, A. K., Chandra, P., Gupta, A., & Ahmad, N. (2014). Obesity and the levels of liver enzymes (ALT, AST & GGT) in East Medinipur, India. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 6(1), 40–42. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.10147

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015)

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