Association of gamma-glutamyltransferase levels with total mortality, liver-related and cardiovascular outcomes: A prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank

Association of gamma-glutamyltransferase levels with total mortality, liver-related and cardiovascular outcomes: A prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank

Summary: Background: Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) levels in the blood can be a sensitive marker of liver injury but the extent to which they give insight into risk across multiple outcomes in a clinically useful way remains uncertain. Methods: Using data from 293,667 UK Biobank participants, the...

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Main Authors: Frederick K Ho, Lyn D Ferguson, Carlos A Celis-Morales, Stuart R Gray, Ewan Forrest, William Alazawi, Jason MR Gill, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, John GF Cleland, Paul Welsh, Jill P Pell, Naveed Sattar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Gamma-glutamyltransferase
Cohort studies
Liver disease
Alcohol
Cardiovascular disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537022001651

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