GPT and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Significant between-group differences were also observed in marital status, smoking status, use of lipid-lowering drugs, TC, LDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, ALT, AST, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, SBP, DBP, hypertension, use of anti-hypertensive drugs, FPG, T2DM, uric acid, creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen, the number of follow-up examinations taken as part of this study, and the number of cases of aortic calcification (all p values < 0.05, Table 1).