Table 2.

Spearman correlation coefficients between the outcome and potential predictors.

	FL	MALE	AGE	PUB	BMI	WC	ALT	AST	GGT	GLU	INS	HOMA	HDLC	LDLC	TG	MAP	UR	CRP
fl	1.00
male	0.25	1.00
age	−0.02	−0.09	1.00
pub	−0.10	−0.30	0.82	1.00
bmi	0.23	0.01	0.36	0.31	1.00
wc	0.25	0.23	0.38	0.28	0.77	1.00
alt	0.45	0.39	0.05	−0.09	0.21	0.29	1.00
ast	0.37	0.41	−0.12	−0.24	0.03	0.12	0.81	1.00
ggt	0.35	0.35	0.13	0.01	0.30	0.34	0.61	0.46	1.00
glu	0.12	0.13	−0.13	−0.16	0.09	0.13	0.07	0.03	0.05	1.00
ins	0.29	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.40	0.37	0.27	0.13	0.34	0.14	1.00
homa	0.30	0.07	0.01	0.01	0.41	0.38	0.27	0.13	0.34	0.29	0.98	1.00
hdlc	−0.16	−0.17	−0.06	−0.02	−0.22	−0.27	−0.17	−0.09	−0.20	−0.07	−0.25	−0.26	1.00
ldlc	0.11	0.06	−0.03	−0.05	0.07	0.08	0.16	0.15	0.27	0.04	0.10	0.10	−0.05	1.00
tg	0.21	0.10	0.07	0.02	0.19	0.21	0.25	0.17	0.31	0.00	0.34	0.32	−0.38	0.43	1.00
map	0.11	0.14	0.30	0.22	0.41	0.42	0.19	0.06	0.23	0.06	0.25	0.25	−0.10	0.04	0.13	1.00
ur	0.29	0.36	0.13	0.05	0.37	0.42	0.37	0.28	0.38	0.09	0.28	0.29	−0.26	0.09	0.25	0.26	1.00
crp	0.10	−0.02	0.04	0.00	0.34	0.22	0.02	−0.04	0.16	0.04	0.14	0.14	−0.10	0.04	0.00	0.09	0.09	1.00

Abbreviations: fl = fatty liver; male = male sex; age = age; pub = pubertal status; bmi = body mass index; wc = waist circumference; alt = alanine transaminase; ast = aspartate transaminase; ggt = gamma-glutamyltransferase; glu = glucose; ins = insulin; homa = homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; hdlc = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ldlc = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; tg = triglycerides; map = mean arterial pressure; ur = uric acid; crp = c-reactive protein. The units of measurements are the same used in Table 1. Spearman’s correlation coefficients > |0.60| are given in bold.