Forty-two patients were excluded for the following reasons: 2 patients were coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), 4 patients had a history of significant alcohol consumption, 1 patient had concurrent HCC, 10 patients had a BMI ≥30 kg/m2, and 25 patients had ALT or AST levels ≥5 times of ULN. Here, GPT is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.