Table 3 ANOVA and pearson test results for serum indicators stratified by BMI categories and gender.

From: Metabolic and hepatic biomarkers associated with MASLD in the Chinese population

Groups

Male

Female

Normal BMI

Overweight

Obesity

Normal BMI

Overweight

Obesity

ALT

Pearson r

0.013

-0.012

-0.039

0.016

-0.005

-0.004

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

AST

Pearson r

-0.012

-0.011

-0.032

0.044

-0.002

-0.003

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

AST/ALT

Pearson r

0.023

0.018

-0.021

0.004

-0.009

-0.002

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

FBG

Pearson r

0.022

-0.016

-0.010

0.030

-0.034

-0.036

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

SBP

Pearson r

0.011

0.015

-0.002

0.016

0.010

-0.051

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

DBP

Pearson r

0.002

0.011

0.023

0.002

0.009

-0.031

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

TC

Pearson r

0.029

0.065

-0.008

-0.094

-0.044

-0.030

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

TG

Pearson r

0.015

-0.018

0.050

-0.001

-0.005

-0.003

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

HDL-C

Pearson r

0.022

-0.014

0.002

0.002

-0.016

0.029

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

LDL-C

Pearson r

0.020

0.009

0.040

-0.047

0.030

-0.014

ANOVA

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001