Figure 2.

Restricted cubic spines analysis for the correlation between Ln (SII) and MAFLD risk (A), as well as SCAS risk (B) after adjusting for Model 3. SII, Systemic immune-inflammation index; MAFLD, Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease; SCAS, Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis. Model 3: adjusted for age, gender, diabetic duration, smoking, drinking, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, waist circumference, body mass index, glycated hemoglobin, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, uric acid, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase.