FGF21 and Abdominal obesity: FGF21, waistline, age, HbA1c, and eGFR are independent risk factors for T2DM complicated with HP, suggesting that elderly individuals with abdominal obesity should pay more attention to weight control, not only blood-sugar control, to prevent the occurrence of HP, thus reduced the risk of cardiovascular death in patients with T2DM at high risk for cardiovascular events.