GPT and diabetes mellitus: Other less commonly used scores include the aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) (10), BARD [body mass index (BMI), aspartate-to-alanine aminotransferase ratio, diabetes] (11), and the recently developed Hepamet Fibrosis Score (HFS) (12), These biomarkers are inexpensive as they utilize readily available clinical information and routine laboratory tests.