Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the enrolled participants based on their GGT quartiles

 Serum GGT, U/L

24.00(17.00-37.00)

13.00(11.00-15.00)

19.00(18.00-21.00)

28.20(26.00-31.80)

53.00(42.00-73.00)

< 0.001

 LDL, mmol/L

2.41(1.75-3.11)

2.36(1.79-3.03)

2.41(1.73-3.10)

2.43(1.66-3.08)

2.44(1.80-3.21)

0.49

 HDL, mmol/L

1.10(0.93-1.31)

1.18(1.00-1.40)

1.10(0.91-1.30)

1.08(0.91-1.26)

1.09(0.90-1.30)

< 0.001

 TC, mmol/L

4.10(3.35-4.87)

4.03(3.28-4.80)

4.05(3.34-4.73)

4.15(3.35-4.83)

4.20(3.46-5.11)

0.003

 TG, mmol/L

1.38(1.00-1.95)

1.10(0.85-1.54)

1.34(1.00-1.81)

1.45(1.09-2.14)

1.64(1.24-2.29)

< 0.001

 ALT, U/L

18.00(13.65-25.90)

14.10(11.90-19.00)

17.00(13.00-22.00)

19.00(14.00-26.00)

25.00(18.00-35.50)

< 0.001

 AST, U/L

19.00(16.00-24.00)

17.00(15.00-20.90)

18.00(15.00-23.00)

19.00(16.00-24.00)

21.60(17.00-28.00)

< 0.001

 eGFR, ml/min/1.73m²

95.11(84.94-103.56)

93.50(84.19-101.72)

94.20(84.43-103.25)

95.45(84.14-103.46)

97.71(88.10-105.75)

< 0.001

 UA, μmol/L

294.00(243.00-352.00)

264.00(224.00-322.00)

290.00(242.00-347.00)

298.00(247.00-353.00)

319.00(267.00-379.00)

< 0.001

 Albumin, g/L

40.60(38.10-43.00)

39.40(37.30-42.00)

40.50(38.00-42.70)

40.90(38.50-43.20)

41.25(39.00-43.80)

< 0.001