In total, 1811 middle‐aged overweight or obese individuals with MASLD or MASH were included in the study (> 75% White individuals; 43% men; 64% had known T2DM; mean age 52 years; mean BMI 33 kg/m2; mean serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 38 IU/L; mean serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 49 IU/L). This evidence concerns the gene GPT and type 2 diabetes mellitus.