GPT and hypertensive disorder: In the univariate analysis, significant associations were found between MAFLD and various factors such as age, gender, race, marital status, alcohol status, smoking status, hypertension status, BMI, waist circumference, waist-height ratio, FPG, glycosylated hemoglobin, hs-CRP, HOMA-IR, AST, ALT, BUN, and SUA, as indicated in Table 2.