Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is associated with the risk of severe liver fibrosis in pediatric population.

ABSTRACT: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has been proposed to replace the term of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). To investigate the effect of MASLD on liver fibrosis and validate the clinical utility of MASLD criteria, differences in disease severity and clinical outcomes between MASLD and NAFLD were compared in a biopsy-proven pediatric cohort. The retrospective clinical data of 427 children with biopsy-proven steatotic liver between 2010 and 2021 were consecutively collected and categorized into three distinct subgroups of MASLD-only, NAFLD-only, and MASLD-NAFLD according to the diagnostic guidelines. Patients with MASLD-only and MASLD-NAFLD had more features of metabolic disorders, with higher level of triglycerides but lower level of high-density lip

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12199907 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature