GPT and atherosclerosis: Given the high prevalence of atherosclerosis and its complications, we examined the cross-sectional associations of dietary GI, GL, DII, and DIL with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), blood lipids, fasting blood sugar, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), and electrolytes, in subjects with atherosclerosis.