Statistical analyses To describe the characteristics of patients in the cohort study, mean and standard deviation (SD) were presented for continuous data, and number ( n ) and percentage (%) were presented for categorical covariates
Screening may be warranted in patients with one or more risk factors, such as gastric or small intestine resections, inflammatory bowel disease, use of metformin for more than four months, use of proton pump inhibitors or histamine H 2 blockers for more than 12 months, vegans or strict vegetarians, and adults older than 75 years
Growth hormone plays a direct role in lipolysis, the process of breaking down stored fat cells and converting them into usable energy
In the DURATION-8 trial, dapagliflozin as monotherapy and in combination with EX-QW showed trends favoring improvements in LFC, glucose and lipid metabolism, and liver fibrosis scores at the end of the study, but no significant statistical differences were observed