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This study aims to evaluate the relationship between MD adherence and liver fibrosis among the MASLD population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017 to March 2020. Individuals with MASLD were identified based on the vibration\u2010controlled transient elastography\u2013defined steatosis. Participants' MD adherence was evaluated using the alternate Mediterranean diet (aMED) score, with higher scores indicating greater adherence. Risk of significant liver fibrosis was compared between low, moderate, and high aMED groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 2672 MASLD participants, 27.2%, 42.3%, and 30.6% were categorized into low, moderate, and high aMED groups, respectively. After adjusting for the number of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs), physical activity, and other covariates, participants in the high aMED group were associated with a lower risk of significant liver fibrosis compared with those in the low aMED group (aMED 5\u20139 vs. aMED 0\u20132: OR\u2009=\u20090.662, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.660\u20130.663;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      for trend &lt;\u20090.0001). In the sensitivity analyses, the protective association of higher MD adherence against the risk of significant liver fibrosis weakened with higher cardiometabolic burden (aMED 5\u20139: aOR 0.582, 95% CI: 0.580\u20130.584 [4\u20135 CMRFs] vs. aOR 0.383, 95% CI: 0.380\u20130.386 [1 CMRF]).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In MASLD patients, higher MD adherence was associated with lower risk of significant liver fibrosis. 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