MAFLD better predicts the progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk than NAFLD: Generalized estimating equation approach.
Tsubasa TsutsumiMohammed EslamTakumi KawaguchiSakura YamamuraAtsushi KawaguchiDan NakanoMasahiro KosekiShinobu YoshinagaHirokazu TakahashiKeizo AnzaiJacob GeorgeTakuji TorimuraPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2021)
The GEE approach demonstrates that MAFLD better identifies patients with worsening of ASCVD risk than NAFLD. Moreover, the superiority of MAFLD over NAFLD was due to the presence of metabolic dysfunction rather than moderate alcohol consumption.