As presented in Table 3, HOMA-IR, trunk fat, WHR, SBP, fasting insulin, HDL-C and TG were all selected as independent variables in all subjects before and after adjusting for age, sex, BMI (except for BMI, trunk fat and WHR), current smoking and drinking, physical activities, history of diabetes and hypertension, LDL-C, Lg (ALT), and UA (P < 0.001 for all of the above parameters). This evidence concerns the gene GPT and diabetes mellitus.