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Table 5 Correlations between USS and clinical factors

From: Characterization of spontaneously-developed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in aged rhesus monkeys

Factor

Pearson r

p-value

Age

0.13

0.24

SBP

0.19

0.08

DBP

0.09

0.39

BW

0.61

< 0.001

BMI

0.61

< 0.001

WC

0.61

< 0.001

FPG

0.35

0.001

HOMA IR

0.37

< 0.001

Insulin

0.41

< 0.001

CRP

0.19

0.08

TG

0.38

< 0.001

TC

0.30

0.006

HDL-c

-0.28

0.009

LDL-c

0.31

0.003

NEFA

0.21

0.049

ALT

0.08

0.49

AST

0.004

0.97

  1. Pearson r Pearson’s correlation coefficient, USS ultrasonographic steatosis score, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, BW body weight, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HOMA IR Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, CRP C-reactive protein, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, NEFA non-esterified fatty acid, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase