GPT and hypertensive disorder: After further full adjustment for confounders ALT, AST, TC and LDL-C in model 2, higher METS-IR quartile groups (Q3 and Q4) also presented with a higher risk of HTN (HR 1.58, 95% CI 1.12–2.22, and HR 1.96, 95% CI 1.40–2.76, respectively) when compared with the lowest quartile group (Q1).