Elevated red blood cell folate levels are associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: results from NHANES 2017–2020
These findings suggest that elevated RBC folate levels are independently associated with MASLD prevalence, whereas serum folate may lack clinical relevance due to susceptibility to confounding factors. RBC folate, as a stable biomarker of long-term folate status, may serve as a superior indicator for investigating folate-MASLD associations.
Authors
- Yu Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2123-934X)
- Ruyue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-9428)
- Yu Ke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9854-0360)
- Lin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8685-4530)
- Xin Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4084-645X)
Institutions
- Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Third People's Hospital of Chengdu (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1494863
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00