The Correlation between Liver Enzymes and Alcohol Consumption with Reference to High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

The Correlation between Liver Enzymes and Alcohol Consumption with Reference to High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

       Iram Altaf 1 Seema Rani2, Rashed Ahmad Mir 3

1.      Post graduate student of medical laboratory sciences at Desh Bhagat University Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India.

2.      Assistant Professor, Desh Bhagat University Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab.

3.      Post graduate  student of medical laboratory sciences at Desh Bhagat University Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India

Abstract
Health problems related to lifestyle and behavior are steadily more common in modernized societies. Recent studies have indicated that the common liver enzymes, gamma- gutamyltransferase (GGT),asparatate aminotransferase (AST), Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and alinine aminotransferase (ALT)  are elevated in alcoholics. In this study, we investigate blood sample of chronic alcoholics. Alcohol consumption, smoking, coffee drinking, income, education, food habits were analyzed using detailed questionnaires. The mean age of study group was 41.95 ± 8.45 years. Serum AST was 36.92 ± 26.35 U/L. Serum ALT was 53.59 ± 31.24 U/L, serum ALP was 102.47 ± 29.03 U/L, serum GGT was 66.63 ± 30.96 U/L and Serum HDL- Cholesterol was 44.68 ± 11.66 mg/dl. The result shows that alcoholics had increased serum liver enzymes and decreased serum HDL- Cholesterol

Keywords: - Liver enzymes, Alcohol, High density lipoprotein, Alcohol liver disease, High density lipoprotein