At univariate regression analysis, age, waist circumference, blood glucose, TYG index and glucose tolerance, arterial hypertension, systolic BP, diastolic BP, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, metabolic syndrome, ALT and ALT quartile, but not AST or γGT, were all positively correlated with incident diabetes, while female sex, HDL-cholesterol and EGFR were negatively correlated with incident diabetes. The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is metabolic syndrome.