title: Aspartate aminotransferase - risk marker for type-2 diabetes mellitus or red herring?
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK.
authors.forename: Setor K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kunutsor
authors.affiliation: MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine , Cambridge , UK ; Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Groningen , Netherlands ; Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Groningen , Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.affiliation: Sport, Health and Nutrition Department, Leeds Trinity University , Leeds , UK.
authors.forename: Tanefa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Apekey
keywords: aspartate aminotransferase; liver enzymes; meta-analysis; risk factors; type-2 diabetes mellitus