However, the following variables were not significantly different between the two groups: family history; hypertension; diabetes; alcohol consumption; medications including calcium channel blocker (CCB), β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB); systolic blood pressure (SBP); diastolic blood pressure (DBP); BUN; eGFR; ALT; AST; GGT and LDL-C (all P ≥ 0.05). Here, GPT is linked to diabetes mellitus.