GPT and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: This study also demonstrated that age ≤40 years, exercise time ≥150 min/week, and rs2228570-A were independent protective factors of NAFLD; visceral obesity, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, Low HDL-C and ALT >40U/L were independent risk factors of NAFLD, which is consistent with the results of previous studies (49–52).