SGPT test helps in detecting inflammation in the body. Long-term inflammation can increase the risk of heart disease.

Heart problems are no longer limited to a particular age group. Everyone from the elderly to the young are affected by it. But this danger can be detected many years in advance. That too by spending a few rupees and doing a simple blood test. This test called SGPT is done to know the health of the liver, but according to health experts, its value also decides heart health. Let's know about this...

Understand the danger in this way

SGPT test helps in detecting inflammation in the body. Long-term inflammation can increase the risk of heart disease. According to health experts, if a young man is 26 years old, his body is fit, he goes to the gym or does some kind of workout, but when he gets tested, the SGPT value is 80. This means that the overall health of the young man is in danger. When the young man is 36 years old, he may suffer from cardiac arrest or heart problem. Its chances are seven times more than normal. In such a situation, people should be alert to this danger in time, so that appropriate steps can be taken in advance by sensing the coming danger.

What is SGPT test?

SGPT determines the level of inflammation in the body. There are two types of liver enzymes in the body, SGPT and SGOT. SGPT is found only in the liver. If the level of SGPT is found to be higher than normal in the test report, then it can be a sign of danger. It can damage not only the liver but also the heart.

What is the normal value of SGPT?

According to health experts, the normal value of SGPT is 30. If the level of SGPT is found to be higher than this during the test, then one should be alert. If the value of SGPT in the blood is more than 56, then it can damage the liver.

Why does SGPT increase?

There can be many reasons behind the increase in the level of SGPT in the blood. This problem can be seen due to obesity, diabetes, heart attack, hepatitis C, swelling in the gall bladder and alcohol consumption. Damage to the liver tissues also increases the level of SGPT.

Role of liver in human body

The liver is an important organ in the body. It is the largest internal organ of the body. It weighs between 3 and 5 pounds. The liver is located on the upper part of the body, below the lungs. The biggest role of the liver is to filter blood all day, every day. The color of a healthy liver becomes dark red-brown because it is soaked in blood. The liver filters more than one liter of blood in the body every minute. The liver also does the work of digesting the food we eat. 

Symptoms of liver damage

• Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
• feeling tired
• Complaints of nausea and vomiting
• Loss of appetite
• Sudden weight loss
• Abdominal pain or bloating
• darkening of urine color