Table 6 Adjusted mean effects of liver diseases on liver transaminases, LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol. Confounding factors include age, gender and nicotine abuse
Biomarker | *Mean Difference | Lower CI | Upper CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AATD (n = 170) | ||||
ALAT | -76.07 | -105.49 | -46.64 | < 0.001 |
ASAT | -164.55 | -259.93 | -69.17 | < 0.001 |
LDL | 9.86 | 7.08 | 12.65 | < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol | 16.08 | 9.15 | 23.01 | < 0.001 |
Non-AATD (n = 3228) | ||||
ALAT | -35.34 | -54.94 | -15.73 | < 0.001 |
ASAT | -96.47 | -174.85 | -18.09 | 0.016 |
LDL | 31.01 | -5.62 | 67.63 | 0.097 |
Total cholesterol | 34.76 | -18.98 | 88.51 | 0.205 |
COPD (n = 3398) | ||||
ALAT | -85.12 | -114.84 | -55.55 | < 0.001 |
ASAT | -192.88 | -289.86 | -95.91 | < 0.001 |
LDL | 9.79 | 5.70 | 13.88 | < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol | 16.04 | 8.38 | 23.70 | < 0.001 |