Kai-Ling Xie

A cardiometabolic risk phenotype index integrating insulin resistance, systemic inflammation, and psychological burden for mortality risk stratification in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: an exploratory longitudinal analysis of a nationally representative cohort

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is being increasingly recognized as a systemic cardiometabolic disorder rather than a liver-limited condition. However, the combined association of insulin resistance, systemic inflammation, and depressive symptoms with mortality remains unclear. Therefor...