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Background
Dietary carbohydrate quality may play an important role in disease development. We evaluated the association between carbohydrate quality index (CQI) and the prevalence of obesity and metabolic disorders among adults in South Korea.
Methods
We analysed 12 027 adults aged 19–64 years from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). CQI was based on four...
What is already known about this subjectAdolescent NAFLD has increased in parallel with obesity.Elevated serum ALT level is a surrogate marker for NALFD.Increased ALT levels are closely related to NAFLD and metabolic syndrome.
What this study addsIncreased ALT within normal range are associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome.All of the five components of metabolic syndrome were associated...
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