When divided by gender, both in the male and female groups, age, BMI, WC, SBP, DBP, FBG, TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, UA, ALT, AST, DBIL, and TBIL for the NAFLD population were significantly different from that of the non-NAFLDs (P < 0.001). Here, GPT is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.