Khatatbeh Moawiah, Momani Waleed, Altaani Zaid, Al Saad Reem, Al Bourah Abdul Rahman
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Int J Prev Med. 2021 Sep 21;12:109. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_194_19. eCollection 2021.
Over the past decades, the consumption of fast foods has increased worldwide and became favored by people of most age groups. The objective of this research was to assess the impact of fast foods on liver enzyme levels and body weight.
A cross-sectional study was conducted at Yarmouk University/Jordan using survey questionnaire and enquired university students about their dietary habits, in addition to laboratory investigations of liver enzymes.
In the cross-tabulation analysis, only age and body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) enzyme level. However, all differences between aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level and other variables were statistically insignificant. The AST/ALT ratio was calculated and revealed significant statistical association with BMI of participants ( = 0.001). Change in body weight during one year was significantly associated with eating fast food ( = 0.031), drinking beverages with fast food meals ( = 0.001), and ALT level ( = 0.026). However, this association was statistically insignificant with AST level.
Fast food consumption among university students in Jordan was not significantly associated with increasing levels of ALT and AST liver enzymes. However, eating fast food and drinking soft drinks were associated with increasing body weight, which is expected to have adverse effect on liver functions in the long term.
在过去几十年中，快餐的消费量在全球范围内有所增加，并受到大多数年龄组人群的青睐。本研究的目的是评估快餐对肝酶水平和体重的影响。
在约旦的亚穆克大学进行了一项横断面研究，使用调查问卷询问大学生的饮食习惯，并对肝酶进行实验室检测。
在交叉表分析中，只有年龄和体重指数（BMI）与丙氨酸转氨酶（ALT）水平显著相关。然而，天冬氨酸转氨酶（AST）水平与其他变量之间的所有差异均无统计学意义。计算了AST/ALT比值，结果显示与参与者的BMI存在显著的统计学关联（P = 0.001）。一年内体重的变化与食用快餐（P = 0.031）、在吃快餐时饮用饮料（P = 0.001）以及ALT水平（P = 0.026）显著相关。然而，这种关联与AST水平无统计学意义。
约旦大学生食用快餐与ALT和AST肝酶水平升高无显著关联。然而，食用快餐和饮用软饮料与体重增加有关，长期来看预计会对肝功能产生不利影响。
