KRT18 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: CK-18 fragments levels ranged from 188.5 to 563.4 U/L (median (Q25, Q75): 294.5 U/L (243.8, 388.5)) and the levels were significantly higher in patients with NASH than that in the non-NASH group (median (Q25, Q75): 372.9 U/L (319.6, 431.4), 248.1 U/L (237.5, 266.6), respectively; P < 0.001) (Figure 1).