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The primary outcome, incidence of ED, was analyzed at 1, 3 and 5 years using risk ratios (RR), odds ratios (OR) and hazard ratio (HR), ensuring balanced comparisons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There were 9,066 AFLD and 431,064 NAFLD patients were enrolled before propensity score matching. Finally, following matching, 9,066 patients from each group were included for analysis. Within 1 year, NAFLD patients showed higher ED risk (2.394%) compared to AFLD patients (1.836%), with RR of 1.284 (1.052, 1.567), OR of 1.291 (1.054, 1.582) and HR of 1.263 (1.033, 1.544). At 3 years, NAFLD outcomes remained higher (5.228 vs. 4.169%), RR of 1.254 (1.099, 1.431), OR of 1.268 (1.104, 1.456) and HR of 1.221 (1.066, 1.397). By 5 years, NAFLD continued exhibiting greater risks (6.806 vs. 5.824%), RR of 1.169 (1.044, 1.308), OR of 1.181 (1.047, 1.331) and HR of 1.125 (1.002, 1.264). These findings demonstrate consistently elevated clinical risk in NAFLD patients vs. AFLD, highlighting the necessity of careful NAFLD monitoring.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>NAFLD demonstrates a significantly greater association with ED than AFLD. 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