The BMI, SBP, DBP, TG, ALT, AST, GGT, UA, HbA1c, FCP, 2 h CP, HOMA-IR, HOMA-IS and inflammation markers in the NAFLD group were significantly higher than those in the non-NAFLD group (P < 0.05). Here, GPT is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.