Late-Life Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and its Association With Physical Disability and Dementia.
Daniel I Clayton-ChubbWilliam W KempAmmar MajeedRobyn L WoodsJoanne RyanAnne M MurrayTrevor T-J ChongJohn S LubelCammie TranAlexander D HodgeHans G SchneiderJohn J McNeillStuart K RobertsPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2024)
Prevalent MASLD is associated with reduced rates of incident dementia but increased risk of persistent physical disability in initially relatively healthy older adults. Understanding the mechanisms underlying these divergent results to allow appropriate risk stratification and counseling is important.