As shown in Table 3, certain variables were correlated with incident NAFLD in the univariate models: higher SUA level, older age, male gender, higher BMI, higher waist circumference, higher blood pressure, higher serum liver enzymes (including ALT, AST and GGT), higher serum lipids (including TC, TG, and LDL-C), higher FPG, higher creatinine, and lower HDL-C (Table 3). Here, GPT is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.