GPT and diabetes mellitus: Each variable was grouped into the categories of low or high scores or values (fibrosis stages 0–2 versus 3 or 4; NAS score <5 vs. ≥5; diabetes, yes versus no; inflammation score 1 versus 2 versus 3; steatosis score 1 versus 2 versus 3; ballooning score 0 versus 1 versus 2), and the correlation between miRNA expression and two biochemical parameters was analyzed (ALT and PLT) (Fig 3).