PRAL and Insulin resistance: In the unadjusted associations between predictors and NAE, higher NAE was associated with greater GFR (3.65; 95% CI: 2.58 to 4.71; p < 0.001), increasing insulin resistance (2.50; 95% CI: 1.39 to 3.61; p < 0.001), and higher PRAL (3.22; 95% CI: 1.96 to 4.48; p < 0.001), among others.