Compared to individuals with non-MASLD, individuals with MASLD were more likely to have hypertension (64.24% vs. 44.80%) and diabetes (25.79% vs. 7.10%), as well as an older weighted mean age (50.48 vs. 45.82), a higher proportion of males (58.18% vs. 45.04%), a higher BMI (33.39 vs. 26.58), higher DBP (124.33 vs. 119.53) and SPB (76.88 vs. 72.18) levels (all p < 0.05) (Table 1). Here, SFTPB is linked to hypertensive disorder.