Fig.1. Association between MAFLD/NAFLD, sdLDL-C, and ASCVD.

Metabolic dysfunction-assosiated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is closely linked to elevated lelves of small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDL-C), suggesting that sdLDL-C can predict ASCVD events effectively in people with MAFLD-NAFLD. ASCVD: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; See the text for details of the abbreviations.