No significant group differences were observed in demographic characteristics (age, sex, and BMI), comorbidities (hypertension and T2DM), CHD family history, drinking, medication use, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), or laboratory parameters (lymphocytes, total protein, globulin, ALT, total bilirubin, TG, HDL-C, FPG, HbA1c, SCr, urea, and uric acid). This evidence concerns the gene GPT and hypertensive disorder.