Key result
Serum GGT concentration was positively associated with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in women (β=0.11; 95% CI 0.02-0.19; p<0.05), but not in men, independent of fatty liver and other covariates.
Why the study?
Is serum γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) associated with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in Japanese adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=912)
No
Is serum γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) associated with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in Japanese adults?
Effect estimate: β 0.11 (95% CI 0.02 to 0.19)
p-value: p=<0.05
Serum GGT levels are independently associated with increased arterial stiffness (measured by baPWV) in Japanese women, but not in men.
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May support sex-specific vascular monitoring in women but should not change practice; leaves open longitudinal confirmation.
Fukuda et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in atherosclerosis (n=912). Serum γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) was evaluated on brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) (β 0.11, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.19, p=<0.05). Serum GGT concentration was positively associated with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in women (β=0.11; 95% CI 0.02-0.19; p<0.05), but not in men, independent of fatty liver and other covariates.
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