MAFLD identifies patients with significant hepatic fibrosis better than NAFLD.
Sakura YamamuraMohammed EslamTakumi KawaguchiTsubasa TsutsumiDan NakanoShinobu YoshinagaHirokazu TakahashiKeizo AnzaiJacob GeorgeTakuji TorimuraPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)
The MAFLD definition better identifies a group with fatty liver and significant fibrosis evaluated by non-invasive tests. Moreover, in patients with MAFLD, even mild alcohol consumption is associated with worsening of hepatic fibrosis measures.