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). The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is hyperuricemia.