COL1A2 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: The search formula is as follows: “nonalcoholic fatty liver disease” combined with the terms that bone turnover markers such as “osteocalcin,” “collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide,” and “procollagen type I N-terminal peptide.” Stata 15.0 software was used to calculate the pooled OR (95% CI) and perform the heterogeneity test, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias.