GPT and Hypertension: These patients also had an increased prevalence of hypertension (51.8% vs. 36.9%, p < 0.01) and exhibited elevated baseline levels of serum creatinine (1.11 vs. 0.99 mg/dL, p = 0.03), AST (64.1 vs. 54.5 U/L, p < 0.01), ALT (78.5 vs. 64.6 U/L, p < 0.01), triglycerides (123.3 vs. 106.3 mg/dL, p < 0.01), fasting glucose (136.2 vs. 107.1 mg/dL, p < 0.01), and HbA1c (7.1% vs. 5.7%, p < 0.01).