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Effect of drinking on correlations between biochemical variables.

J B Whitfield, J K Allen, M A Adena

    Annals of Clinical Biochemistry
    |May 1, 1981
    PubMed
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    Alcohol consumption affects clinical lab tests like GGT, AST, TG, UA, and MCV. Correlations between certain tests (GGT/MCV, AST/MCV) strengthen with increased alcohol intake, offering insights into its physiological impact.

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    Area of Science:

    • Clinical chemistry
    • Biomarkers of alcohol consumption
    • Health screening

    Background:

    • Clinical laboratory tests are used to assess alcohol consumption.
    • Established biomarkers include gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), triglycerides (TG), uric acid (UA), and mean corpuscular volume (MCV).

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the inter-correlations among common clinical laboratory tests used as indicators of alcohol consumption.
    • To determine how these correlations change with varying levels of alcohol intake.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of data from men attending a multiphasic health-screening program.
    • Statistical correlation analysis of laboratory test results (GGT, AST, TG, UA, MCV) in relation to alcohol consumption levels.

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    Main Results:

    • Two distinct patterns of correlation were observed.
    • Some correlations (GGT/TG, GGT/UA, TG/AST, TG/UA) remained stable across different alcohol consumption levels.
    • Other correlations (GGT/MCV, UA/AST, AST/MCV, UA/MCV, GGT/AST) showed increased strength with higher alcohol consumption.

    Conclusions:

    • The inter-relationship between specific clinical laboratory tests changes with increasing alcohol consumption.
    • These findings highlight the dynamic nature of alcohol biomarkers and their interdependencies.
    • Understanding these evolving correlations can refine the interpretation of laboratory results in assessing alcohol intake.