Alex K Chen Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Edit Posted September 15, 2023 Just wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorF Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) ggt is usually a part of a liver panel, I do not remember if it is anyhow age dependent but it has another utilitarian function - as an alcohol consumption detector. AFAIR there was/is(?) a practice of getting it for assessing person's long-term risks (it usually takes 2 weeks for it to get calm after starting complete alcohol abstinence) it is also a part of some complex calculation models (e.g. non-invasional liver health assessments) I think alcohol sensitivity of it makes it not too much useful from age assesments perspective and so on. EDITED TO ADD: to put some values how it works in alcohol consumption detection a bottle of wine in the evening - my ggt is near 70, 100g of wine and ggt is in 16-20 range which is indistinguishable from no alcohol consumption for a long time. From insurance/immigration assessments/other similar perspectives it is a simple and powerful test - if a person claims hshe drinks very moderately and in the absence of other health issues ggt reveals 50+ values - this person is losing confidence in the assessment model. cross-checked my parent's values - they are also like 21 and the lab reports just smaller range for women than for men, no age-related dependency of norm. Edited September 15, 2023 by IgorF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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