Evidence mapPaperPMID 42080270Full record

ArticleThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2026

Association of the Modified Endothelial Activation and Stress Index with MASLD and Liver Fibrosis: Effect Modification by Magnesium Intake.

Xin Li, Zizheng Huang

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Xin LiChongqing Medical University Medical School of Artificial Intelligence, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0009-0005-4405-7011
Zizheng HuangNational Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery & Regenerative Medicine, Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0009-0000-7900-2129

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/Aims: Few studies have reported the effect of magnesium status on the endothelial dysfunction-related risk for the development of MASLD and liver fibrosis. The current study aimed to explore the association of modified endothelial activation and stress index (mEASIX) with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and liver fibrosis and to examine the effect of magnesium intake on this association. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from 5960 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2020. The mEASIX was calculated based on lactate dehydrogenase levels, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels, and platelet counts. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease was defined as the presence of hepatic steatosis along with at least one of the 5 cardiometabolic risk factors. Liver fibrosis was defined as a liver stiffness measurement ≥ 8.0 kPa. Magnesium (Mg) intake was assessed using the 24-hour dietary recall data. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the associations of mEASIX with MASLD and liver fibrosis. Results: The mEASIX was positively associated with MASLD and liver fibrosis (MASLD: odds ratio [OR] in Q2 = 1.62, Q3 = 2.38, and Q4 = 2.70; liver fibrosis: OR in Q3 = 1.84 and Q4 = 2.73; all P < .05). The mEASIX revealed nonlinear relationships with MASLD and liver fibrosis. A significant interaction between magnesium intake and mEASIX was observed in relation to MASLD. Stratified analyses further demonstrated that the association between high mEASIX (≥1.2) and the risk of MASLD and liver fibrosis was more pronounced among participants with low magnesium intake compared to those with high magnesium intake. Conclusion: The current study demonstrated positive nonlinear associations of mEASIX with MASLD and liver fibrosis. Low magnesium intake may exacerbate this endothelial dysfunction-related risk for MASLD and liver fibrosis.

Indexed as

Liver fibrosismagnesiummetabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver diseasemodified endothelial activation and stress indexNHANES

Identifiers

PMID42080270
PMCPMC13247868

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.