| AASLD | American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |
| ALT | alanine transaminase |
| AST | aspartate transaminase |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CAP | controlled attenuation parameter |
| EASD | European Association for the Study of Diabetes |
| EASL | European Association for the Study of the Liver |
| EASO | European Association for the Study of Obesity |
| ENPP1 | ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 1 |
| ESPGHAN | European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| FIB-4 | fibrosis-4 |
| GCKR | glucokinase regulator |
| GGT | gamma-glutamyltransferase |
| GWAS | genome-wide association studies |
| HSL | hormone-sensitive lipase |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| MAFLD | metabolic associated fatty liver diseases |
| MRE | magnetic resonance elastography |
| MRI-PDFF | magnetic resonance (MR) imaging–proton density fat fraction |
| MRS-PDFF | MR spectroscopy–proton density fat fraction |
| NAFL | nonalcoholic fatty liver |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASPGHAN | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| PNFI | Pediatric NAFLD Fibrosis Index |
| PNFS | Pediatric NAFLD Fibrosis Score |
| PNPLA3 | patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| RCT | randomized clinical trial |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin-1 |
| TE | transient elastography |
| TM6SF2 | transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 |
| USS | ultrasound scan |
| VLDL | very low density lipoprotein |