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Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed baseline data for 1614 participants, aged above 50 years, from the PolyIran-Liver trial who were randomly selected from Gonabad city and determined the prevalence of MAFLD and its demographic and metabolic disorders for both the Turkmen and non-Turkmen ethnic groups. Multivariate binary logistic regressions were applied to identify MAFLD-associated factors for men and women separately for the Turkmen and non-Turkmen populations. Results: The mean (SD) age of the participants was 59.1(6.7) years. Of the participants, 51.5% (n=831) were men, and 52.9% (n=854) were Turkmen. The prevalence of MAFLD among the overall study population was 39.8% (n=614). It was more common among women (45.8% vs. 34.1% in men, P&lt;0.001), non-Turkmens (43.9% vs. 36.1% in Turkmens, P&lt;0.001), and at age 50-64 (41.5% vs.36.1% in age\u226565 P=0.004). The fully adjusted multivariate analysis in sex strata exhibited an independent negative association between Turkmen ethnicity only among men but not among women. The increased waist circumference (WC) was the most common metabolic disorder, observed in more than 95.5% of patients with MAFLD (P&lt;0.001). Multivariate analysis in sex\/ethnic strata with adjustment for potential confounders revealed an independent association of MAFLD with increased WC, insulin resistance, impaired fasting glucose\/diabetes type 2, and high alanine aminotransferase (ALT) among women in both ethnic groups while with elevated triglyceride (TG) only among Turkmen and high body mass index (BMI) only among non-Turkmen women. Increased WC had the strongest independent association with MAFLD among women and the highest odds ratio (OR) with MAFLD in Turkmen women (OR: 6.10; 95% CI 1.56-23.86 vs. 4.80 in non-Turkmen women). Among men, MAFLD was independently associated with insulin resistance, high BMI, and high ALT in both ethnic groups and elevated TG only in non-Turkmen men (all P&lt;0.001). Insulin resistance had the strongest independent OR with MAFLD among men with similar size in both ethnic groups (4.68 [95% CI 2.56-8.55]) in non-Turkmen men and 4.37 (95% CI 2.27-8.42 in Turkmen men). Conclusion: This study revealed the high prevalence of MAFLD with a sex and ethnic disparity in the middle-aged population of Gonabad city. Further research is needed to understand the factors contributing to the higher prevalence of MAFLD in this region, particularly in women. 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