GPT and hypertensive disorder: The present study found no statistically significant association between the elevated levels of AST and ALT with gender, age, BMI, HbA1c, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, smoking, or hypertension, although a Jordanian study reported that male gender, younger age, higher waist circumference, and noninsulin usage were independent predictors of raised levels of liver transaminase [16].