Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in older adults is associated with frailty and social disadvantage.

Daniel I Clayton-Chubb William W KempAmmar MajeedJohn S LubelRobyn L WoodsCammie TranJoanne RyanAlexander HodgeHans G SchneiderJohn J McNeilStuart Keith Roberts

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)

This study in a large cohort of relatively healthy community-dwelling older adults shows that MASLD is common, decreases with age and is associated with poorer metabolic health, social disadvantage and frailty.

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