[PDF][PDF] Obesity pandemic: an Iranian perspective

R Malekzadeh, M Mohamadnejad, S Merat… - Arch Iranian …, 2005‏ - researchgate.net
Introduction besity has become one of the most important health problems throughout the
world. It is no longer the sole problem of the developed countries, and its prevalence is …

[PDF][PDF] Upper limits of normal for alanine aminotransferase activity in the United States population

CE Ruhl, JE Everhart - Hepatology, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is an important test for liver disease, yet there is no
generally accepted upper limit of normal (ULN) in the United States. Furthermore, the ability …

Obesity and hypertension in an Iranian cohort study; Iranian women experience higher rates of obesity and hypertension than American women

H Bahrami, M Sadatsafavi, A Pourshams, F Kamangar… - BMC public health, 2006‏ - Springer
Background Once considered as the main public health problem in developed countries,
obesity has become a major problem throughout the world and develo** countries, like …

Reference ranges for the clinical laboratory derived from a rural population in Kericho, Kenya

RS Kibaya, CT Bautista, FK Sawe, DN Shaffer… - PloS one, 2008‏ - journals.plos.org
The conduct of Phase I/II HIV vaccine trials internationally necessitates the development of
region-specific clinical reference ranges for trial enrolment and participant monitoring. A …

Persistent alanine aminotransferase elevation among the general Iranian population: prevalence and causes

R Jamali, M Khonsari, S Merat… - World journal of …, 2008‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To determine the prevalence and causes of persistently elevated alanine
aminotransferase (ALT) levels among the general population in northern Iran. METHODS: A …

Alanine aminotransferase decreases with age: the Rancho Bernardo Study

MH Dong, R Bettencourt, E Barrett-Connor, R Loomba - PloS one, 2010‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a marker of liver injury. The 2005
American Gastroenterology Association Future Trends Committee report states that serum …

Comparison of ketogenic diets with and without ketone salts versus a low-fat diet: liver fat responses in overweight adults

CD Crabtree, ML Kackley, A Buga, B Fell… - Nutrients, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Ketogenic diets (KDs) often contain high levels of saturated fat, which may increase liver fat,
but the lower carbohydrate intake may have the opposite effect. Using a controlled feeding …

Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase decrease with age in longitudinal analysis

MH Dong, R Bettencourt, DA Brenner… - Clinical …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: An increased level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a marker
of liver injury. The mean ALT level has been reported to decrease with age; we performed a …

Age-and sex-related reference ranges of alanine aminotransferase levels in children: European paediatric HCV network

K England, C Thorne, L Pembrey… - Journal of pediatric …, 2009‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels are commonly used to indicate
liver damage. Although elevated levels indicate possible liver injury, abnormalities, or …

Upper normal limits of serum alanine aminotransferase in healthy population: a systematic review

S Kolahdoozan, B Mirminachi… - Middle East journal …, 2020‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Measuring serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) enzyme is a routine
clinical test commonly used to evaluate abnormalities in the body in general, and in the liver …