In Tongmei, the prevalence of NAFLD diagnosed via abdominal ultrasound was 29.6% (638/2,153), and those participants were more likely to be men, age ≥ 45 years, and to exhibit higher daily total energy intake, snoring, MetS and its components, higher body mass index (BMI), and elevated alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT). Here, GGTLC1 is linked to metabolic syndrome.