The control group of HEV-infected patients without NA (n = 176) did not differ significantly from the NA group in terms of the gender distribution, ALT levels, or age (117 men, 67%; ALT: 19–6790 IU/mL, mean 870 IU/mL, STD 1267 IU/mL; age: 18–81 years, median 48 years, STD 15 years; no statistical differences according to chi-square or Mann–Whitney testing). Here, GPT is linked to sexually transmitted disease.