Relationship between glucagon and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 2 Correlation analysis between ultrasound attenuation parameter and other parameters

	r value	P value
Age	-0.331	< 0.001
Diabetes duration	-0.135	0.05
BMI	0.685	< 0.001
WC	0.513	< 0.001
SBP	0.039	0.573
DBP	0.203	0.003
ALT	0.205	0.003
AST	0.082	0.232
SUA	0.273	< 0.001
Scr	0.012	0.857
eGFR	0.046	0.505
UACR	0.031	0.649
TC	0.088	0.202
TG	0.27	< 0.001
HDL	-0.249	< 0.001
LDL	0.127	0.066
GLU0 min	0.067	0.329
GLU120 min	-0.055	0.43
AUCGLU 0-180 min	-0.027	0.698
HBA1c	-0.068	0.328
INS0 min1	0.361	< 0.001
INS120 min1	0.277	< 0.001
AUCINS 0-180 min1	0.289	< 0.001
HOMA-IR1	0.363	< 0.001
CP0 min	0.406	< 0.001
CP120 min	0.256	< 0.001
AUCCP 0-180 min	0.289	< 0.001
GCG0 min1	0.336	< 0.001
GCGpeak1	0.353	< 0.001
AUCGCG 0-180 min1	0.353	< 0.001
LSM	0.417	< 0.001
APRI1	0.102	0.137
GPR1	0.202	0.003
FIB41	-0.262	< 0.001
PBF	0.423	< 0.001
BMR	0.474	< 0.001
VFA	0.53	< 0.001
FFMI	0.509	< 0.001
FMI	0.536	< 0.001
SMI	0.476	< 0.001

¹Log-transformed variables.

Pearson correlation analysis for normally distributed variables; Spearman correlation analysis for nonnormally distributed variables. P values < 0.05 were considered significant. BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; SUA: Serum uric acid; Scr: Serum creatinine; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; UACR: Urinary albumin to creatinine ratio; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; GLU: Glucose; GCG: Glucagon; AUC: Area under the curve; HBA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin; INS: Insulin; HOMA-IR: Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; CP: C-peptide; LSM: Liver stiffness measurement; APRI: Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index; GPR: Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase to platelet ratio; FIB4: Fibrosis 4 score; PBF: Percent body fat; BMR: Basal metabolic rate; VFA: Visceral fat area; FFMI: Fat free mass index; FMI: Fat mass index; SMI: Skeletal muscle index.