MAFLD outperforms NAFLD in identifying metabolic dysfunction in U.S. adolescents: a NHANES 2017-2020 analysis.

BMC Gastroenterol · 2025 · PMC12379354 · PMID 40855535

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approached significancep = 0.086so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Waist circumference showed consistent associations across both classifications (MAFLD OR = 1.10, 95%CI:1.02–1.19; NAFLD OR = 1.09, 95%CI:1.03–1.15), though triglyceride levels only approached significance in NAFLD (OR = 1.60, 95%CI:0.93–2.75, p = 0.086).

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While triglyceride levels showed borderline significance for NAFLD (OR = 1.60, 95%CI:0.93–2.75, p = 0.086), this association was absent in MAFLD (OR = 1.00, p = 0.994).

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