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ArticleTherapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism2026

Association of prediabetes phenotypes with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis: a population-based study.

Miao He, Yan Liu, Tianyun Gao, Jinjin Gu, Xiaoying Zhou, Zilin Sun, Shanhu Qiu

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Miao HeDepartment of Endocrinology, Zhongda Hospital, Institute of Diabetes, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Yan LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Zhongda Hospital, Institute of Diabetes, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Tianyun GaoDepartment of Nursing Management, Zhongda Hospital, Institute of Diabetes, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Jinjin GuDepartment of Endocrinology, Zhongda Hospital, Institute of Diabetes, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoying ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology, Zhongda Hospital, Institute of Diabetes, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Zilin SunDepartment of Endocrinology, Zhongda Hospital; Institute of Diabetes, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Dingjiaqiao, No. 87, Nanjing 210009, China.
Shanhu QiuDepartment of General Practice, Zhongda Hospital, Institute of Diabetes, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Dingjiaqiao, No. 87, Nanjing 210009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2597-3856

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Background: Prediabetes comprises three heterogeneous glucometabolic phenotypes and is associated with an increased risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). However, the association of different prediabetes phenotypes with the presence of MAFLD and liver fibrosis remains underexplored. Objectives: To examine the association of different prediabetes phenotypes with MAFLD and liver fibrosis. Design: Population-based cross-sectional study. Methods: Prediabetes was stratified as an isolated defect (impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), or impaired hemoglobin A1c (IA1c)), two defects (IFG + IGT, IFG + IA1c, or IGT + IA1c), or all three defects (IFG + IGT + IA1c). Hepatic steatosis and liver fibrosis were assessed by vibration-controlled transient elastography. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for different prediabetes phenotypes associated with MAFLD and liver fibrosis. Results: A total of 1599 subjects (394 with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 1205 with prediabetes) were included. The prevalence of MAFLD and liver fibrosis was higher in prediabetes than in NGT. The odds of MAFLD in prediabetes with two or three glucometabolic defects were increased compared with those with a single glucometabolic defect, with insulin resistance as a possible mediator. Compared with isolated IA1c, isolated IGT had an increased prevalence of MAFLD ( Conclusion: The odds of MAFLD but not liver fibrosis were increased with the increasing number of glucometabolic defects in participants with prediabetes. Trial registration: Not applicable.

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insulin resistanceliver fibrosismetabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver diseaseprediabetes phenotypes

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