Characteristics of body composition and cardiometabolic risk of Japanese male heavyweight Judo athletes

Table 3 Comparison of blood biochemical parameters between heavyweight and nonheavyweight groups

	Heavyweight	Nonheavyweight	P value^‡	Normal range
	(n = 41)	(n = 17)	P value^‡	Normal range
AST* (U/L)	28 (24–38)	24 (20–30)	0.053	10–40
ALT* (U/L)	38 (29–49)	20 (15–27)	<0.001	5–45
γ-GTP* (U/L)	32 (26–44)	23 (15–26)	<0.001	<80
Total-C (mg/dL)	179 ± 32	179 ± 31	0.966	120–219
HDL-C (mg/dL)	48 ± 8	51 ± 6	0.220	40–85
LDL-C^† (mg/dL)	105 ± 30	109 ± 24	0.581	≦140
TG* (mg/dL)	112 (75–165)	80 (66–110)	0.086	30–149
UA (mg/dL)	6.9 ± 1.5	6.2 ± 1.0	0.048	3.8–7.0
FPG* (mg/dL)	85 (82–91)	80 (78–84)	0.012	70–109
Insulin* (μIU/mL)	8.4 (5.7–11.3)	5.3 (4.4–6.5)	0.011	1.7–10.4
HOMA-IR*	1.72 (1.13–2.52)	1.02 (0.91–1.36)	0.008	<2.50

Data were expressed as mean ± SD or median (inter quartile range). AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, γ-GTP γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, Total-C total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, UA uric acid, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance, *Log-transformed variables for non-normally distributed variables (AST, ALT, γ-GTP, TG, FPG, insulin, HOMA-IR) were used to analysis. ^†The low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was calculated using the Friedewald equation. ^‡ P value for difference between heavyweight and nonheavyweight groups was assessed by unpaired t test. Significant differences, P < 0.05

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