Relation between elevated serum alanine aminotransferase and metabolic syndrome in Korean adolescents

Concern is growing about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, not only because it is a common liver disorder but also because it is one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease. Unexplained elevations in aminotransferase concentrations have been strongly associated with adiposity and thus may represent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.We investigated the relation between nonviral or nonalcoholic elevations in alanine aminotransferase (ALT)...