GPT and type 2 diabetes mellitus: This relationship was significantly independent of baseline age, sex, HbA1c, history of smoking, history of alcohol consumption, T2DM duration, BMI, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ALT, AST, GGT, and uric acid.