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Download the drunken laboratory7/26/2023 Liver function tests (LFT) are useful tools in clinical practice to assess potential liver diseases, to monitor treatment responses, and to predict prognosis of the patients with liver diseases. Therefore, their effects on LFTs should be carefully interpreted, and further study on the mechanism of the effects is warranted. ConclusionsĬoffee consumption, smoking, and alcohol drinking affect the individual components of LFT in different ways, and the above 3 habits each have an impact on LFTs. On multivariable analyses, smoking raised serum γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) level and decreased serum protein and albumin levels, while alcohol drinking raised GGT level after adjustment for age, gender, regular medication, BMI, coffee and alcohol drinking amounts, and smoking. On univariable and multivariable analyses, drinking coffee lowered serum levels of total protein, albumin, and aspartate aminotransferases (AST). ResultsĬoffee consumption was closely related to male gender, high body mass index (BMI), alcohol drinking, and smoking. We used the responses of 500 health-check examinees, who had participated in a self-administered questionnaire survey about coffee, alcohol drinking, and smoking habits. The aim of this study was to elucidate whether drinking coffee, smoking, or drinking alcohol have independent effects on LFTs in Korean health-check examinees. Liver function tests (LFTs) can be affected by many factors and the proposed effects of coffee on LFT require a comprehensive evaluation.
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