The association between hepatic fibrosis indicators and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in the population with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease under 50 years old
This study confirms that elevated NFS and FIB-4 levels are significantly associated with an increased risk of SCA in MASLD patients, demonstrating a distinct non-linear relationship and fair predictive value, particularly in individuals under 50 years of age.
Authors
- Shuai Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2721-8395)
- Jun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8738-6548)
- Ye Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8609-0171)
- Hao Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6851-8418)
Institutions
- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition & Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-025-01039-3
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Government of Jiangsu Province