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This study evaluates the effect of bariatric surgery on MAFLD in patients with obesity with or without diabetes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This registry-based longitudinal cohort study examined the effects of bariatric surgery on MAFLD in patients with obesity (BMI\u2009&gt;\u200930\u00a0kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) from 2017 to 2023. Clinical data were collected at baseline, 3\u20136 months, and 9\u201312 months post-surgery. The primary objective was to assess changes in fatty liver grading.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This longitudinal cohort study, involved 194 patients (100 non-diabetic and 94 diabetic) undergoing bariatric surgery. The mean age was 42.11\u2009\u00b1\u200911.54 years, with a majority being female (77.84%). The initial mean BMI was 42.42\u2009\u00b1\u20096.75\u00a0kg\/m\u00b2, with non-diabetic patients having a higher mean BMI than diabetic patients. Both groups showed significant decreases in liver enzymes levels post-surgery. Ordinal GEE analysis indicated significant improvements in fatty liver grading for both groups post-surgery. The study found that diabetes, BMI, and triglyceride levels were significantly associated with changes in fatty liver grading.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study demonstrates that bariatric surgery leads to improved MAFLD grading within the first year. However, higher BMI and triglyceride (TG) levels post-surgery were linked to poorer outcomes. Additionally, patients with a history of diabetes exhibited a lower likelihood of improvement in MAFLD grading compared to non-diabetic patients. Further clinical trials with larger sample sizes and extended follow-up durations are necessary to substantiate these findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12876-025-04524-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,7]],"date-time":"2025-12-07T02:35:42Z","timestamp":1765074942000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Impact of bariatric surgery on metabolic-dysfunction associated fatty liver disease in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: a cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7836-6411","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammad","family":"Sistanizad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8336-0671","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Niloufar","family":"Taherpour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9775-3479","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Peyman","family":"Alibeigi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6229-3430","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Soheila","family":"Sadeghi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mojan","family":"Shamizadehkalkhoran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5754-535X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Omid","family":"Moradi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,7]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"4524_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"298","DOI":"10.1186\/s12893-021-01296-y","volume":"21","author":"L Wei","year":"2021","unstructured":"Wei L, Li M, Zeng N, Liu Y, Bai R, Zhang N, Song J, Zhang P, Yao Q, Yang Z, Zhao X, Zhang Y, Zhang P, Zhang Z. 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