Fatty liver with metabolic disorder, such as metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, indicates high risk for developing diabetes mellitus.
Teruki MiyakeBunzo MatsuuraShinya FurukawaToru IshiharaOsamu YoshidaMasumi MiyazakiKyoko WatanebeAkihito ShiomiHironobu NakaguchiYasunori YamamotoYohei KoizumiYoshio TokumotoMasashi HirookaEiji TakeshitaTeru KumagiMasanori AbeYoshio IkedaTakeru IwataYoichi HiasaPublished in: Journal of diabetes investigation (2022)
Fatty liver with metabolic disorders, such as MAFLD, can be used to identify patients with fatty liver disease who are at high risk of developing DM. Additionally, patients with fatty liver disease complicated with overweight/obesity or prediabetes are at an increased risk of DM onset and should receive more attention.