Laboratory values and BMI.

Association between various laboratory values and BMI for cases and controls. Cases are represented by red dots, while controls are indicated by blue dots. The blue graphs correspond to linear regression lines, while the adjacent grey areas represent the 95% confidence intervals. The limits for the laboratory values are as follows: Albumin (Alb): 35–52 g/L; alanine aminotransferase (ALT): women—< 31 U/L, men—< 41 U/L; alkaline phosphatase (AP): women– 35–105 U/L, men– 40–130 U/L; aspartate aminotransferase (AST): women < 35 U/L, men <50 U/L; total bilirubin (Bilirubin) < 1.2 mg/dl and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT): women– 5–36 U/L, men– 8–61 U/L.; CRP < 5 mg/L. In the graphs the limits for women are marked by the black dotted lines, while the limits for men are marked by grey dotted lines. For laboratory values without sex-specific values, only black dotted lines are used.