GPT and diabetes mellitus: Similarly, FPG levels were higher in the combined groupswith DM (Group 4+5+6) compared with Group 2+3, while levels of LDL cholesterol (p =0.003), triglycerides (p < 0.0001), HDL cholesterol (p = 0.00003), creatinine (p< 0.0001), AST (p < 0.0001), and ALT (p < 0.0001) also differedsignificantly between these groups.