Outcomes of NAFLD and MAFLD: Results from a community-based, prospective cohort study.
Madunil Anuk NiriellaDileepa Senajith EdiriweeraAnuradhani KasturiratneShamila Thivanshi De SilvaAnuradha Supun DassanayakaArjuna Priyadarshin De SilvaNorihiro KatoArunasalam PathmeswaranAnanda Rajitha WickramasingheHithanadura Janaka de SilvaPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Although NAFLD and MAFLD had similar MTs at baseline, and similar outcomes after 7-years, those who were excluded by the NAFLD definition but captured by the MAFLD definition seem at higher risk of adverse outcomes than those excluded by the MAFLD definition but captured by the NAFLD definition. Although the increase in the index population was small, redefining NAFLD as MAFLD seemed to improve clinical utility.