GPT and ischemic stroke: Compared with patients with lower TBIL, those with higher TBIL were more likely to be men, current smokers, had a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation/flutter, ischemic stroke, a lower proportion of use of hypoglycemic agents, antiplatelet agents, a higher proportion of use of anticoagulant agents, a higher NIHSS, TC, TG, hs-CRP, ALT, AST level and a lower level of HDL-C.