| AASLD | American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| APRI | AST to Platelet Ratio Index |
| ARBs | angiotensin receptor blockers |
| AST | aspartate transaminase |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CAP | controlled attenuation parameter |
| FIB-4 | Fibrosis-4 score |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists |
| HbA1c | glycated hemoglobin |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| IL-1RA | interleukin-1 receptor antagonist |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| MAFLD | metabolic-associated fatty liver disease |
| MASLD | metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease |
| MRI-PDFF | magnetic resonance imaging–proton density fat fraction |
| miR-660-5p | circulating microRNA-660-5p |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NASH | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| PNFI | Pediatric NAFLD Fibrosis Index |
| PNFS | Pediatric NAFLD Fibrosis Score |
| sCD163 | soluble CD163 |
| TE-CAP | transient elastography with controlled attenuation parameter |
| TG/HDL-C | triglyceride-to–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio |
| TyG | triglyceride–glucose index |
| TyG-WC | triglyceride–glucose index adjusted for waist circumference |
| WC | waist circumference |