HAMP and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: Although several studies have reported that the serum ferritin is related to NAFLD, the specific mechanism remains unclear; Serum ferritin levels and ferritin/hepcidin ratio are significantly correlated with NAFLD in the Chinese population.14 Yan et al16 reported that the serum ferritin levels were an independent risk factor for NAFLD in middle-aged and older patients with type 2 diabetes.