GPT and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: Table 1 summarizes the potential variables related to fibrosis progression at baseline and changes after 3-year follow-up in T2DM patients with NAFLD. Univariate Logistic regression revealed that changes in waist circumference, BMI, HbA1c, ALT, PLT, and NFS were associated with fibrosis progression (all P < 0.05).