Unanticipated discovery: basal metabolic rate as an independent risk factor for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in a 5-year longitudinal cohort study of non-obese individuals in China
In this non-obese Chinese cohort, an elevated BMR was identified as an independent risk factor for incident MASLD. This suggests that BMR could be a valuable early biomarker for MASLD risk stratification, even in individuals without obesity.
Authors
- Long Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8933-4730)
- Danfeng Gong
- Xueyan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9127-7854)
- Min Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-1230)
- Jian Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3583-0154)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- The First People's Hospital of Changde (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1569655
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35