TABLE 3.

Study outcome classification criteria

Outcome	Classification criteria
Lack of knowledge of fibrosis stage	An individual was classified as knowing their fibrosis stage if they answered ‘yes’ to at least one of the following three questions: Do you recall your doctor ever using any of the following terms to describe your NAFLD/NASH: advanced fibrosis, severe fibrosis and pre‐cirrhotic stage? When you were diagnosed with NAFLD/NASH, which of the following terms do you recall your doctor or other healthcare professionals using to explain the condition (pre‐cirrhotic, cirrhosis and liver fibrosis stage)? Are you aware of your F‐score? (an answer of F0/1 to F4 was taken as yes and no otherwise). Respondents who answered ‘no’ to all three were classified as not knowing their fibrosis stage
Poor adherence to lifestyle changes	Individuals were categorised into the following three groups: ‘Adherence to lifestyle change’ when they answered ‘very successful’ or ‘quite successful’ to the question ‘how successful would you say you have been in making the lifestyle changes that your doctor(s) has recommended for NAFLD/NASH?’ ‘Poor adherence to lifestyle change’ when they answered ‘not too successful’ or ‘not at all successful’ to the same question. ‘Not concerned’, when they answered ‘my doctor did not recommend lifestyle changes’ or when they had no response to this question.

Abbreviations: F0‐F4, fibrosis score 0‐fibrosis score 4; F‐score, fibrosis score; NAFLD, non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH, non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis.