Figure 2
From: Liver-spleen axis, insulin-like growth factor-(IGF)-I axis and fat mass in overweight/obese females
Correlation between IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio with CRP (a), HS severity at ultrasound (US) (b), AST (c), and spleen longitudinal diameter (SLD) measured by postero-lateral scanning at US (d). IGF-I, insulin-like growth factor-I; IGFBP-3, IGF-binding protein-3; HS, hepatic steatosis, SLD, spleen longitudinal diameter. AST values were log transformed. SLD was measured by postero-lateral scanning. The maximum and cranio-caudal lengths were measured and then averaged.