GPT and metabolic syndrome: Metabolic syndrome was associated with lower baseline AST (p = 0.005), ALT (p < 0.001), age (p < 0.001), BMI (p < 0.001), waist circumference (p < 0.001), SBP (p < 0.001), DBP (p < 0.001), and triglyceride (p = 0.020).