However, there were no significant disparities in characteristics like age, gender, BMI, blood pressure, ALT, TG, TC, UA, HDL-C, FBG, creatinine, marital status (being married), educational attainment (at least high school), alcohol consumption habits, history of CKD and dyslipidemia, and familial cancer history between the two groups (all p-values > 0.05). This evidence concerns the gene GPT and metabolic syndrome.