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Table 2 Distribution of minimum, maximum, median and IQR serum liver enzyme levels in the study population according to the BMI

From: Association between Asia–Pacific body mass index classification and serum liver enzymes: alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyl transferase in healthy individuals

BMI group

Gender

ALT (U/L)

AST (U/L)

GGT (U/L)

Underweight

Female

Minimum

8.5

13.4

10.6

Maximum

26.1

22.7

20.8

Median

11.7

17.8

15.8

IQR

6.2

4.3

4.7

Male

Minimum

10.0

16.1

14.4

Maximum

29.1

19.1

28.1

Median

14.1

18.1

18.4

IQR

5.6

1.6

5.6

Normal weight

Female

Minimum

10.0

10.4

12.6

Maximum

29.6

27.6

37.7

Median

17.3

19.2

16.8

IQR

7.2

8.7

7.1

Male

Minimum

17.5

18.0

13.4

Maximum

59.2

31.3

71.2

Median

29.3

21.9

26.3

IQR

12.8

5.5

17.4

Overweight

Female

Minimum

11.2

10.0

11.7

Maximum

102.7

49.8

142.1

Median

20.7

18.1

19.8

IQR

19.5

17.2

22.3

Male

Minimum

22.6

16.8

16.9

Maximum

84.6

45.3

50.2

Median

32.3

23.5

27.0

IQR

13.2

13.2

8.8

Obese

Female

Minimum

11.4

14.2

14.5

Maximum

47.6

27.2

45.4

Median

24.8

20.1

21.2

IQR

16.4

5.6

12.5

Male

Minimum

19.7

18.6

13.9

Maximum

126.7

52.1

116.0

Median

49.6

28.2

31.2

IQR

49.0

7.6

30.4