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We analyzed the data of 2,681 participants from Suihua rural area, Heilongjiang Province, China. According to the date of birth, the participants were classified as fetal exposed and nonexposed. The F2 subjects were classified as having no parents exposed to famine, maternal famine exposure, paternal famine exposure, or parental famine exposure. In the mixed-effect models, prenatal exposure to famine was associated with the elevation of \u0394 aspartate aminotransferase (\u0394AST) (\u03b2: 0.22, 95% <jats:italic>CI<\/jats:italic>: 0.01, 0.43) and \u0394 alanine aminotransferase (\u0394ALT) (\u03b2: 0.42, 95% <jats:italic>CI<\/jats:italic>: 0.19, 0.66) levels in F1 adults. The mediation analysis showed that the inflammatory markers including serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) might mediate the famine-liver function association. 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