Table 2.

Univariate correlation between histological scores and insulin resistance

	Matsuda index		Hepatic insulin resistance index		MCR†
	r	P	r	P	r	P
Steatosis	−0.452	<0.001*	0.195	0.101	−0.728	0.001*
Grade	−0.544	<0.001*	0.215	0.069	−0.149	0.581
Stage	−0.369	0.001*	0.078	0.515	0.017	0.949

MCR, metabolic clearance rate.

^*A P-value <0.05 is considered statistically significant.

^†A euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp was carried out in 16 patients.