Table 2.

Correlations between log-transformed glucose infusion rate and metabolic or anthropometric parameters.

Variables	Log-transformed glucose infusion rate
	R	P-value
Age, years	0.38	0.10
BMI, kg/m2	−0.35	0.13
Skeletal muscle mass, kg	−0.42	0.066
Fat mass, kg	−0.01	0.97
HbA1c (NGSP, %; IFCC, mmol/mol)	−0.10	0.67
Fasting plasma glucose concentration, mmol/L	−0.22	0.36
HOMA-IR value	−0.59	0.0063a
Urinary glucose excretion, g/day	−0.06	0.79
Aspartate transaminase, IU/L	−0.52	0.019a
Alanine transaminase, IU/L	−0.64	0.0025a
Serum uric acid, μmol/L	0.05	0.84
HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L	0.16	0.50
Triglyceride, mmol/L	−0.02	0.93
LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L	−0.23	0.33

Statistical significance was determined via Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Values in bold ^a indicate P < 0.05.

HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; IFCC, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NGSP, National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program.