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A meta\u2010analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) examining drugs that target hepatic steatosis and their effects on glycaemic traits was subsequently performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      MR analysis revealed no causal effect of liver fat content on the following glycaemic traits: fasting glucose level (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.006;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.827), HbA1c level (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009= \u22120.009;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.366), postprandial glucose level (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.063;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.257), fasting insulin level (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.010;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.691), and HOMA\u2010IR (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.965). In 13 RCTs of liver fat\u2010targeted drugs (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20092482), no significant differences were observed in the changes in fasting blood glucose (SMD: \u22120.09, 95% CI: \u22120.18 to 0.01) or HbA1c levels (SMD: \u22120.02, 95% CI: \u22120.12 to 0.07) between drug\u2010treated patients and controls. Meta\u2010regression analysis revealed no statistically significant linear relationship between liver fat reduction and changes in fasting blood glucose or HbA1c levels.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The absence of a causal relationship between hepatic steatosis and glycaemic traits suggests that hyperglycaemia in metabolic dysfunction\u2010associated steatotic liver disease may involve additional mechanisms beyond liver fat accumulation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/dom.70178","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,6]],"date-time":"2025-10-06T23:32:01Z","timestamp":1759793521000},"page":"231-241","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Reevaluating the causal link between liver fat and 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