Compared with subjects in the bottom ABSI quartile, those in the top quartile were more likely to be older, male, Non-Hispanic White, and Mexican American, demonstrated higher values of PIR, BMI, WC, weight, height, smoking rate, serum glucose, ALT, AST, ALP, uric acid, BUN, triglyceride, total cholesterol, and LDL-C, and showed greater prevalences of diabetes and hypertension. The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is diabetes mellitus.