ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2022
Association of MAFLD With Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Disease: A 4.6-Year Cohort Study in China.
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- Association between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease/non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Pooled it
- High Remnant Cholesterol Increased the Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) or Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2026Pooled it
- The association between steatotic liver disease and chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization study highlighting metabolic comorbidities.Nutrition & diabetes · 2026Pooled it
- Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with MAFLD Compared with Patients with MASLD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Gut and liver · 2026Pooled it
- Mapping the global research output of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis based on multiple databases (2000-2025).Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The Asian Pacific association for the study of the liver clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease.Hepatology international · 2025Guideline
- Comparative association between NAFLD and MAFLD with cardiovascular events and mortality: Evidence from observational studies.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Resistance training for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease:a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Does metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease increase the risk of chronic kidney disease? A meta-analysis of cohort studies.BMC nephrology · 2024Pooled it
- Metabolic (dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease metrics and contributions to liver research.Hepatology international · 2024Pooled it
- Current understanding and future perspectives on the impact of changing NAFLD to MAFLD on global epidemiology and clinical outcomes.Hepatology international · 2023Pooled it
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
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- The Impact of Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training (LV-HIIT) on Fatty Liver Index (FLI) and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).Current diabetes reviews · 2025Trial
- Multi-omics uncovers the pleiotropic genetic mechanisms linking MASLD and cardiometabolic syndromes.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2026Article
- Nonlinear associations of remnant cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Cross-trait genomic modeling reveals the polygenic architecture and systemic impact of MASLD.Science advances · 2026Article
- Association between remnant cholesterol and cardiometabolic multimorbidity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients: evidence from a cross-sectional study.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards fatty liver disease among the general population in Shanghai, China: a community-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
contextIn 2020, the terminology of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) was proposed to replace nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
objectivesThis work aimed to investigate the prevalence and incidence of MAFLD and evaluate its effects on incident extrahepatic diseases.
methodsA total of 6873 individuals, with a 4.6-year follow-up, were included in this study. Associations of MAFLD and NAFLD with diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) were examined using logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models.
resultsThe prevalence of NAFLD and MAFLD was 40.3% (95% CI, 39.2%-41.5%) and 46.7% (95% CI, 45.6%-47.9%), respectively. Additionally, 321 (4.7%) and 156 (2.3%) participants had MAFLD with excessive alcohol consumption and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. During the follow-up period, the incidence of NAFLD and MAFLD was 22.7% (95% CI, 21.3%-24.0%) and 27.0% (95% CI, 25.5%-28.4%). MAFLD was associated with higher risks of incident diabetes (risk ratio [RR] 2.08; 95% CI, 1.72-2.52), CKD (RR 1.64; 95% CI, 1.39-1.94), and CVD (hazard ratio 1.44; 95% CI, 1.15-1.81). Similar associations for NAFLD were observed. Furthermore, the MAFLD subgroups with excessive alcohol consumption (RR 2.49; 95% CI, 1.64-3.78) and HBV infection (RR 1.98; 95% CI, 1.11-3.52) were associated with higher risks of incident diabetes.
conclusionThe change from NAFLD to MAFLD did not greatly affect the associations with diabetes, CKD, and CVD. MAFLD further identified those patients of metabolically fatty liver combined with excessive alcohol consumption and HBV infection, who had increased risks of incident diabetes compared with those of non-fatty liver.
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