GPT and Hepatic fibrosis: As shown in Table 2, liver MRI-PDFF was significantly associated with LSM in the univariate linear regression analysis of the entire study cohort, with this significant association remaining after adjusting for potential confounders (age, sex, BMI, ALT, TBIL, antiviral therapy, HBeAg status, liver fibrosis stage, and necroinflammatory activity grade).