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Volume 12 Issue 4 ( October-December ) 2023

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Utility of Gamma- Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) and AST/ALT ratio as a diagnostic tool for Alcoholic liver disease: A Cross Sectional Study
Dr. Saqib Ansari, Dr. Trupti Lende, Dr. Abhaykumar W Ambilkar

Background: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is predominant form of chronic liver disease reported up-till now. Gamma glutamyl transferase(GGT) and AST/ALT ratio are routinely used as diagnostic tool in Alcoholic liver disease. However, no single laboratory marker is definitely helpful in detecting alcohol related injuries. There is always a need of combining different markers so as to be sensitive and specific enough to detect alcoholic liver disease. Hence, present study conducted to find role of GGT and AST:ALT ratio in isolation as well as in combination in diagnosing alcoholic liver disease. Method: It is cross sectional study conducted in tertiary care hospital. ALD patients diagnosed using case definition – on the basis of ‘CAGE questionnaire, clinical evaluation and fatty liver on Ultrasonography’ were enrolled and their serum GGT and AST:ALT levels were measured. Result: among 110 enrolled participants, Independently GGT has sensitivity of 96.4% and specificity of 92.7% and that of AST/ALT ratio is 87.3% and 90%. However, it was observed that Sensitivity of tests was highest (100%) when done concordantly and specificity of tests was highest (98.2%) when done discordantly as opposed to GGT and AST/ALT ratio done separately. Conclusion: GGT & AST/ALT used concordantly can be best utilized as screening test, however for definitive diagnosis both tests used discordantly are more useful.

 
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