Predictive Value of Serum Gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase for Future Cardiometabolic Dysregulation in Adolescents- a 10-year longitudinal study

Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 29;7(1):9636. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09719-8.

Abstract

Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (γ-GT) is implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adults. The relationships between γ-GT and cardiometabolic dysregulation remains unclear in adolescents. We enrolled 7,072 Taiwanese adolescents and followed them for a median of 6.8 years. The optimal cut-off values (CoVs) of baseline γ-GT to predict future MetS, hypertension (HTN), and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) were determined by receiving operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Using these CoVs, the participants were divided into normal- and high-level groups. Cox proportional hazard analysis was used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) for the subjects with a high level of γ-GT for the risk of future cardiometabolic dysregulation. Serum γ-GT was significantly higher in the subjects with MetS than in those without MetS at baseline (p < 0.001). The optimal CoVs of γ-GT were 12 U/L for boys and 11 U/L for girls. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, a higher serum γ-GT level increased the risk of future MetS (HRs 1.98 and 2.85 for boys and girls, respectively, both p < 0.001), but not new onset HTN and T2DM. In conclusion, serum γ-GT levels not only demonstrated an excellent correlation with the presence of MetS and also in predicting future MetS in adolescents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / diagnosis*
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Metabolic Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • ROC Curve
  • Risk Assessment
  • Serum / chemistry*
  • Taiwan
  • gamma-Glutamyltransferase / blood*

Substances

  • gamma-Glutamyltransferase