Finally, four autophagy-related lncRNAs (PSMG3-AS1, MIRLET7BHG, RP11-136K7.2, LINC00925) and corresponding mRNAs (CTSD, BAX, FADD, MAPK8IP1, HSPA8, BAK1) underwent ROC analysis to examine their diagnostic performance for NAFLD. Here, HSPA8 is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.