Association of serum uric acid and serum uric acid/creatinine ratio with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in young adults: a retrospective study
Daoming She·Yaqin Li·Junxian Tao·Xiaofang Sun·Li Xie·Caifeng Yan·Zhimin Qian·Zhenwen Zhang·Ling Cao·Zixian Li·Xiaoli Cai·Beibei Qian·Siyu Wu
Metabolic dysfunction-associatedsteatotic liver disease (MASLD) has become the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide. Its incidence continues to rise with a marked trend toward younger age groups, posing dual challenges for early screening and standardized diagnosis and treatment. There is an urgent clinical need for simple-to-operate, highly sensitive serological markers to enable early disease identification. This study aims to investigate the correlation between serum uric acid (SUA)