Metabolic syndrome and its individual components but not MASLD are associated with advanced fibrosis in primary biliary cholangitis.

Ther Adv Gastroenterol · 2026 · PMC12972544 · PMID 41815889

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Linear association of liver stiffness and MASLD/MetS The liver stiffness was numerically higher in the group with MASLD, but the difference did not reach statistical significance ( Table 1 ).

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