GPT and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: NAFLD positive participants with high NFS were relatively older and more likely to be male, had higher WC, BMI, SBP, DBP, FPG, AST/ALT and FT4, and lower TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, SUA, ALT, FT3 and FT3/FT4 when compared to their low NFS participants (P<0.05).