Table 2 Association between alanine aminotransferase levels and hypertension

Continuous variable

 ALT

887,509 (4.21)

1.01 (1.01,1.01)

1.01 (1.01,1.01)

Categorical variable

 Group I

  0–40

676,607 (3.63)

1

1

   > 40

210,902 (8.56)

2.05 (2.04,2.07)

1.55 (1.54,1.56)

 Group II

  0–20

308,328 (2.87)

1

1

  20.01–40

368,279 (4.65)

1.35 (1.34,1.35)

1.22 (1.21,1.22)

  40.01–60

112,137 (8.02)

2.21 (2.20,2.23)

1.67 (1.65,1.68)

  60.01–80

47,326 (8.88)

2.54 (2.52,2.57)

1.78 (1.76,1.80)

  > 80

51,439 (9.64)

2.90 (2.88,2.93)

1.92 (1.90,1.94)

P_{for trend}^†

 < 0.001

 < 0.001