Age, gender, race, education level, marital status, BMI, smoker status, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, alcohol user, TG, TC, HDL-c, LDL-c, HbA1c, AST, ALT, albumin, eGFR, CHF, CHD, hypotensive agent, all-cause mortality and CVD mortality differed significantly across UAR quartiles (all p < 0.05). Here, GPT is linked to hypertensive disorder.