title: Optimal cut-off value of alanine aminotransferase level to precisely estimate the presence of fatty liver in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Optimal cut-off value of ALT level to precisely estimate the presence of fatty liver was as low as 28.0 U/L. We should consider the possibility of fatty liver even when ALT level is within normal range in subjects with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ako Central Hospital, Ako, Japan.|Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ako Central Hospital, Ako, Japan.|Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: Fuminori
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.affiliation: Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: Seizo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okauchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ako Central Hospital, Ako, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ako Central Hospital, Ako, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory, Ako Central Hospital, Ako, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okutani
authors.affiliation: Department of Exercise Therapy, Ako Central Hospital, Ako, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ako Central Hospital, Ako, Japan.|Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaku
authors.affiliation: Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaneto
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D000410:Alanine Transaminase