For individuals with high CD34-positive cell counts (≤median), γ-GTP was significantly and positively associated with structural atherosclerosis (OR for the log-transformed value of γ-GTP = 2.26 (1.32, 3.86)) but not with hypertension (OR = 0.77 (0.51, 1.17)). The gene discussed is CD34; the disease is hypertensive disorder.