Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: November | Volume: 7 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 327-334
The Study of Serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase Level in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
Uthaya Sankar M K*, Nagabhushan.D**, Louis Ferdin Zeno.J***, Gayathri**
*Professor, **Assistant Professor, ***Post Graduate, Department of General Medicine, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College & Hospital, Pondicherry-605107
Corresponding Author: Nagabhushan.D
ABSTRACT
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) belongs to Transferase enzymes. It is used as a diagnostic marker for liver disease.1 Gamma Glutamyl Transferase was found to elevated in Metabolic Syndrome patients along with mildly elevated liver enzymes to the upper limit. The aim is to study the level of Serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase in Metabolic Syndrome patients and to analyse for any association between serum GGT levels and parameters of Metabolic Syndrome. The study population is of 114 who are diagnosed as Metabolic Syndrome. Waist circumference, Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, lipid profile, liver function test, fasting blood glucose of the subjects were recorded. Mean serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase was 92.7 ± 52.5. An elevated GGT was found to be associated with Metabolic Syndrome subjects. Also there was a positive correlation between GGT and waist Circumference, triglycerides, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, liver function test.
Keywords: Gamma Glutamyl Transferase, metabolic syndrome, waist circumference, triglycerides..
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