Age, male percentage, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, visceral abdominal fat (VAF), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), hypoalphalipoproteinemia, hypertriglyceridemia, general obesity, abdominal obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, high VAF, hyperuricemia and hypoadiponectinemia were significantly higher in pCAD cases than in controls (Table 1). This evidence concerns the gene GPT and diabetes mellitus.