The non-IBD controls were more likely to live in a rural area (p = 0.001) and have more frequent hypertension and dyslipidemia, higher hemoglobin, total cholesterol, serum ALT (alanine aminotransferase), AST (aspartate aminotransferase), GGT (gamma glutamyltransferase), glucose, and triglyceride levels (p < 0.001). Here, GPT is linked to metabolic syndrome.