Compared to participants without hepatic steatosis, participants with hepatic steatosis were older, predominantly male, had higher prevalence of DM and hypertension, higher SBP, higher DBP, higher body weight, higher body mass index, higher WBC, higher hemoglobin, higher platelet, higher fasting glucose, higher triglyceride, lower HDL-cholesterol, higher LDL-cholesterol, higher AST, higher ALT, and higher uric acid. The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is diabetes mellitus.