After exclusion of subjects with cirrhosis, the presence of GD remained significantly associated with female gender (OR 1.45; 95% CI 1.13–1.85), age (OR 14, 95% CI 4.1–51.2), AST/ALT (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.33–5.2), ALT (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.98–0.99), fasting glucose (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.06–1.32), presence of MS (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.07–1.65) and NASH (OR 1.47 95% CI 1.15–1.92). The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.