Association between serum ALT levels and incidence of new-onset diabetes

[Amity Island]

Objective We aimed to clarify the relationship between serum alanine transaminase (ALT) levels and incidence of new-onset diabetes in a Japanese general population.
Setting Population-based retrospective cohort study using annual health check-up data for residents of Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Participants A total of 5330 Japanese individuals (≥30 years old) without diabetes at baseline were analysed.
Conclusion Serum ALT levels were associated with future development of diabetes in the general Japanese population.

Association between serum ALT levels and incidence of new-onset diabetes in general population of Japanese: a longitudinal observational study (ISSA-CKD) | BMJ Open