Associations between metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and carotid and femoral atherosclerosis: a population-based cross-sectional study
MAFLD, especially DM-MAFLD, may increase the risk of atherosclerosis (particularly in the carotid arteries). Furthermore, individual and lifestyle factors may further affect this risk.
Authors
- Ruimei Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-2654)
- Sisi Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7430-9639)
- Ruotian Chen
- Weihong Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8812-0976)
- Zhenzhen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9238-0505)
- Weimin Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6859-4648)
- Shanshan Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0485-9029)
- Heng He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0041-2369)
- Lijun Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2890-7494)
- Zihan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5235-5178)
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Shanxi Medical University (CN)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lipids in Health and Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-025-02704-5
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
- Fujian Medical University