Liver Profile in Peruvian Athletes
Authors: León-Torres Carlos Alberto , Rodríguez-Salvatierra Alvaro David , Bardales-Cahua Marco Antonio , Rodríguez-Plasencia Cynthia Carolina , Martin-Alva Enrique Aurelio , Bardales-Vásquez Cecilia Betzabet 
Published: April 2020

Professional sports practice should be an optimal state of health, physical activity in the presence of pathological situations and/or a poor adaptation of the body can be detrimental to the athlete’s health and performance [
Pruna et al., 2018]. Transaminases are involved in the synthesis‐degradation of amino acids and the link between carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism [
Cai et al., 2019]. Likewise, the altered concentration of total and fractionated proteins may indicate severe protein deficiency, malnutrition, renal and hepatic pathology, malabsorption ect [
Larson et al., 1980]. Our goal was to analyze the liver profile in athletes. Men and women were evaluated: 326 athletes (~ 21.5 years) and 80 non‐athletes (~ 22.2 years) from Trujillo city ‐ Peru. In the evaluation of the liver profile we found differences in the indicators, the percentage of athletes who presented high transaminases are lower (GTP = 7.75%, GOT = 5%) compared to non‐athletes (GTP = 23.75%, GOT = 20%), there are no significant differences between sexes of the same group (p> 0.05). Likewise, it was found that those who practice sports have a lower percentage of high GGT (1.4%) compared to the non‐sports group (12.5). On the other hand, the percentage of athletes with elevated albumin: globulin ratio is lower (2.2%) compared to non‐athletes (16.25%). Liver damage can be due to various factors, including the consumption of drugs and/or alcohol, excess stimulants, use of hormones, among others [
Chen et al., 2015]. In conclusion, athletes have a better liver profile, new research would be necessary to determine the causes of these results.

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Percentage Distribution of Elevated Liver Profile Values in Peruvian Athletes.

SPORT

SEX

NUMBER

AGE

%

LIVER PROFILE IN PERUVIAN ATHLETES

Bilirubin

Transaminase

Alkaline phosphatase

Total and fractionated proteins

GGT

Total

Direct

Indirect

GPT

GOT

Total

Albumin

Globulin

Albumin: Globulin Ratio

Karate

F

17

18.3

100

0.00

0.00

0.00

11.8

05.9

05.9

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

M

17

23.4

100

0.00

0.00

0.00

17.7

05.9

05.9

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

Average

34

20.9

100

0.0

0.0

0.0

14.8

5.9

05.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Volleyball

F

18

23.9

100

16.7

16.7

05.6

11.1

00.0

11.1

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

M

18

22.5

100

16.7

16.7

05.6

16.7

05.6

05.6

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

Average

36

23.2

100

16.7

16.7

05.6

13.9

02.8

08.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Soccer

M

30

21.7

100

16.7

16.7

00.0

11.1

11.1

11.1

0.00

11.1

00.0

06.7

00.0

Average

30

21.7

100

16.7

16.7

00.0

11.1

11.1

11.1

0.00

11.1

00.0

06.7

00.0

Baseball

M

32

19.1

100

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

09.4

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

Average

32

19.1

100

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

09.4

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

Taekwondo

F

18

22.7

100

11.1

00.0

00.0

11.1

05.6

11.1

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

M

18

20.5

100

11.1

00.0

000

11.1

05.6

11.1

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

05.6

Average

36

21.6

100

11.1

0.0

0.0

11.1

05.6

11.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

02.8

Athletics

F

17

20.3

100

00.0

00.0

00.0

11.8

11.8

11.8

11.8

11.8

00.0

00.0

00.0

M

17

19.9

100

05.9

00.0

00.0

17.6

05.9

00.0

05.9

05.9

00.0

00.0

00.0

Average

34

201

100

03

0.0

0.0

14.7

08.85

05.9

08.9

08.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

GPT=glutamic pyruvic transaminase, GOT= Glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, GGT= Gamma‐glutamyl transpeptidase, F=female. M=male

Percentage Distribution of Elevated Liver Profile Values in Peruvian Athletes.

SPORT

SEX

NUMBER

AGE

%

LIVER PROFILE IN PERUVIAN ATHLETES

Bilirubin

Transaminase

Alkaline phosphatase

Total and fractionated proteins

GGT

Total

Direct

Indirect

GPT

GOT

Total

Albumin

Globulin

Albumin: Globulin Ratio

Basketball

F

19

23.8

100

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

10.5

05.3

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

M

19

25.0

100

05.3

05.3

00.0

05.30

05.3

05.3

05.3

05.3

05.3

05.3

05.3

Average

38

24.4

100

02.7

02.7

0.0

02.7

07.9

05.3

02.7

02.7

02.7

02.7

02.7

Gymnastics

F

20

21.5

100

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

05.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

M

20

23.8

100

10.0

00.0

00.0

15.0

00.0

05.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

0.0

0.0

Average

40

22.7

100

05

0.0

0.0

07.5

0.0

05

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Swimming

F

11

15.4

100

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

M

11

19.7

100

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

09.1

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

Average

22

17.6

100

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

04.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Rugby

F

06

22.9

100

16.6

00.0

00.0

00.0

16.6

00.0

00.0

16.6

00.0

00.0

00.0

M

06

21.7

100

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

00.0

Average

12

22.3

100

08.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

08.3

0.0

08.3

16.6

08.3

08.3

0.0

Powerlifting

F

06

20.9

100

16.6

00.0

00.0

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

M

06

23.6

100

33.3

33.3

33.3

00.0

00.0

33.3

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

Average

12

22.3

100

25

16.7

16.7

08.3

08.3

25

08.3

08.3

08.3

08.3

08.3

Female average

133

21.1

100

06.8

01.9

0.6

06.9

05.6

07.4

03.2

05

01.8

01.8

01.8

Male average

194

21.9

100

09

06.5

03.5

08.6

04.4

07.9

02.5

03.5

02

02.6

01

General average

326

21.45

100

07.9

08.4

04.75

07.75

05

7.65

02.85

04.25

01.9

02.2

01.4

Non‐Athletes

F

40

21.6

100

35.00

17.5

17.5

22.5

17.5

15.00

25.00

22.5

15.0

17.5

10.0

M

40

22.7

100

27.5

20.00

15.00

25.0

22.5

22.5

22.5

15.0

12.5

15.0

15.0

Average

80

22.15

100

31.25

18.75

16.4

23.75

20

18.75

23.75

18.75

13.75

16.25

12.5