In both the male and female groups, the occurrence of T2DM was associated with older age, higher smoking status, higher baseline levels of ALT, AST, GGT, TC, TG, HbA1c, FPG, SBP, DBP, weight, BMI, WC, WHtR, FM, LM, PF, lower baseline level of HDL-c and height. The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.