An Association of Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy with Non-elderly and MASLD in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: Data-mining Analyses

Key Points

• This research investigates the factors associated with covert hepatic encephalopathy in patients with chronic liver disease.
• Performed data-mining analyses to identify relevant associations
• Focused on the non-elderly population and cases of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
• Considered various clinical factors contributing to hepatic encephalopathy
• Found correlations between covert hepatic encephalopathy and the presence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
• Showed that covert hepatic encephalopathy negatively impacts the quality of life in affected patients
• Highlighted that younger patients are not exempt from the risks