Pain as a predictor of incident frailty in middle-aged and older adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a prospective cohort study using machine learning and external validation
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), defined here by the lipid accumulation product (LAP), is common in middle-aged and older adults and linked to frailty, but factors driving frailty progression remain unclear. We examined the role of pain and depressive symptoms in incident frailty....