{
  "abstract": "We read with great interest the study by Huo et al, which provides a valuable contribution by characterising the long-term prognosis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) among lean individuals.1 Aligned with previous studies,2–4 the authors reported that lean patients with MASLD demonstrated a higher risk for the development of liver-related events and all-cause mortality but a lower risk for cardiovascular disease than their non-lean counterparts. Their analyses on diverse adverse outcomes with long follow-up durations are a major strength. Comprehensive sensitivity and subgroup analyses with thorough covariate adjustment confirm the robustness of conclusions.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Medical Data Analytics Centre, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR"
      ],
      "name": "Sherlot Juan Song"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "First Clinical College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guanghzou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yiwei Liu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Medical Data Analytics Centre, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR",
        "Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR"
      ],
      "name": "Vincent Wai-Sun Wong"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Medical Data Analytics Centre, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR",
        "Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR",
        "Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR"
      ],
      "name": "Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Challenges in defining MASLD in lean individuals: the impact of the Fatty Liver Index on phenotypic characterisation",
  "uid": "d8d79370-83ff-5633-b74d-d8040b2de43c"
}