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The cerebral small\u2010vessel disease burden was measured using markers on magnetic resonance images, including total white matter hyperintensity (WMH), 4 WMH spatial patterns (deep WMH, periventricular, juxtacortical WMH, and juxtaventricular WMH), lacunes, cerebral microbleeds, and enlarged perivascular space. Multiple linear and ordinal\/binary logistic regression models were used for liver\u2013brain associations, and separate models were created for subgroup analyses. The role of cardiovascular metabolism\u2013related mediators was estimated using mediation analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">\n                      MASLD was significantly associated with a greater volume of total WMH (including 2 unique spatial patterns: deep WMH and periventricular WMH) and a greater burden of lacunes. The relationships between MASLD and cerebral microbleeds or enlarged perivascular space were not significant. Stratified analyses revealed that the liver\u2013brain association (MASLD and total WMH volume or lacunar lesions) was affected by hypertension (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010interaction &lt;0.05). Moreover, blood pressure had the greatest mediating effect among cardiovascular metabolic risks. The mediation proportions with SBP and DBP were 11.67% and 12.67%, respectively, for total WMH volume and 12.37% and 10.87%, respectively, for lacunes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">Our study revealed a close link between MASLD and cerebral small\u2010vessel disease in terms of neuroimaging features. 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