Fig. 2.

Sankey plot over the flow of participants between self-reported alcohol intake and PEth groups over the study time.

Self-reported alcohol intake group is defined as an intake corresponding to MASLD <20/30 g (♀/♂); MetALD, 20–50 g/30–60 g (♀/♂), and ALD >50/60 g (♀/♂). Levels of PEth corresponding to the limits of MetALD and ALD. PEth groups defined as low <0.21 μmol/L, MetALD 0.21–0.42 μmol/L, and ALD >0.42 μmol/L. Only participants with complete data for PEth and self-reported alcohol intake are included in the Sankey plot. ALD, alcohol-related liver disease; MetALD, metabolic dysfunction and ALD; MASLD, metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease; PEth, phosphatidylethanol.