NPPB and diabetes mellitus: Table 2 illustrates that individuals in the FIB-4 ≥ 3.25 group were generally older and exhibited elevated levels of white blood cell count, ALT, AST, albumin (ALB), HbA1c, LDH, and NT-proBNP, alongside a greater prevalence of diabetes and left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) formation.