%0 Journal Article
%T Elevated gamma-glutamyl transferase is associated with subclinical inflammation independent of cardiometabolic risk factors in an asymptomatic population: a cross-sectional study
%A Arthur S. Agatston
%A Ebenezer T. Oni
%A Emir Veledar
%A Hamid R. Feiz
%A Jose A. M. Carvalho
%A Khurram Nasir
%A Michael J. Blaha
%A Raquel D. Conceicao
%A Raul D. Santos
%A Roger S. Blumenthal
%A Shozab S. Ali
%A Theodore Feldman
%J Archive of "Nutrition & Metabolism".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s12986-016-0097-7
%X Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), a marker of oxidative stress, has been suggested to be independently associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. We examined the association of serum GGT levels with the burden of subclinical inflammation across a spectrum of metabolic conditions
%K Gamma-glutamyl transferase
%K C-reactive protein
%K Subclinical inflammation
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4870806/