Clinical relevance of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as a simultaneous evaluation of fatty liver disease and atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes

Table 4 Association of A/G ratio with carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes according to skeletal muscle mass

	High SMI (N = 65)		Low SMI (N = 40)
	SMI ≥ 7.0 in male		SMI < 7.0 in male
	SMI ≥ 5.4 in female		SMI < 5.4 in female
Univariate model	(Adjusted R² = 0.019)		(Adjusted R² = 0.214)
Univariate model	Standardized β	p value	Standardized β	p value
A/G ratio	−0.017	0.903	0.485	0.002
Age- and gender-adjusted model	(Adjusted R² = 0.189)		(Adjusted R² = 0.217)
Age- and gender-adjusted model	Standardized β	p value	Standardized β	p value
A/G ratio	−0.025	0.867	0.405	0.014
Age	0.462	0.001	0.168	0.269
Gender	0.199	0.175	0.157	0.308
Multivariate model	(Adjusted R² = 0.336)		(Adjusted R² = 0.220)
Multivariate model	Standardized β	p value	Standardized β	p value
A/G ratio	0.045	0.765	0.408	0.010
Age	0.487	<0.001	0.175	0.252
Gender	0.026	0.859	0.150	0.342
Systolic blood pressure	0.303	0.023	0.310	0.042
Urinary ACR	0.306	0.016	NA
HDL cholesterol	−0.309	0.025	NA

ACR albumin-to-creatinine ratio, A/G android-to-gynoid, ALT alanine aminotransferase, HDL high-density lipoprotein, VFA visceral fat area

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