Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Yonsei University - Department of Internal Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University, Royal Free Hospital - UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health and Royal Free Sheila Sherlock Liver Centre, Hangzhou Normal University - Department of Hepatology, University of Malaya (UM) - Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Sorbonne University - Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique IPLESP, University of Turin - Division of Gastroenterology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi, Karolinska Institutet, University of Seville - UCM Digestive Diseases, King Saud University - Liver Disease Research Center, Hospital Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda, Saga University - Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Echosens SA, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Université Paris Cité, VCU Massey Cancer Center, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Singapore General Hospital, Birmingham City University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Harvard University - Harvard Medical School, Manipal Hospital, Linkoping University - Linköping University Hospital, Ehime University - Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Capital Medical University - Department of General Surgery, The University of Sydney - Storr Liver Center, Capital University, Southern Medical University - State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Capital Medical University - Experimental Center, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Ningxia Medical University, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Southwest Medical University - Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University - First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NJUCM), Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NJUCM) - Second Hospital of Nanjing, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine - Department of Hepatology, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) - Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nanjing University - Department of Endocrinology, Endocrine and Metabolic Disease, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Zhejiang University, Capital Medical University - Department of General Surgery, Capital Medical University - Department of Hepatology, China Medical University - First Hospital, Government of the People's Republic of China - National Center of Gerontology, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Department of Infectious Diseases, Sichuan University - Center of Infectious Diseases, Qingdao University - Department of Hepatology, Capital Medical University - Liver Diseases Center, Nanjing Medical University - Department of Infectious Diseases, Echosens SA, Southeast University - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Southeast University - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Guangzhou Medical University, Yonsei University - Department of Internal Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, University of Turin, Karolinska Institutet, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Yokohama City University, University of Angers, University of Angers, Virgen del Rocío University - Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Virgen del Rocío University - Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), National University of Singapore (NUS) - Singapore General Hospital, King’s College London, Echosens SA, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Wenzhou Medical University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), King Saud University, Saga University Hospital, Ehime University, Hofstra University - North Shore University Hospital, Capital Medical University, University of Sydney, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI), Southern Medical University, Capital Medical University, CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital - Interventional Endoscopy Program, Xinjiang Medical University - First Affiliated Hospital, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) - Department of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), University of Verona, University of Southampton, Wake Forest University - School of Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Interdisziplinäres Stoffwechsel-Centrum, Royal Free Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Medicine & Therapeutics and Humanity and Health Clinical Trial Center

Istituto Superiore di Sanità - Center for Global Health, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation, University of Rome Tor Vergata, University of Milan, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Istituto Superiore di Sanità - Center for Global Health, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Rome Tor Vergata - Centre for International Studies on Economic Growth (CEIS) and Independent

- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals - Bioscience Metabolism, Research and Early Development Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Parma - Dipartimento di Economia, University of Gothenburg - Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland - Department of Clinical Nutrition, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals - Bioscience Metabolism, Research and Early Development Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals - Bioscience Cardiovascular, Research and Early Development Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Florence - Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland - Department of Medicine, affiliation not provided to SSRN, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals - IMED Biotech Unit, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Biomedical Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine (DI.BI.M.I.S.), Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro - Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, University of Milan - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Gothenburg - Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Gothenburg, University of Pennsylvania, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Pavia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Government of the United States of America - Veterans Health Administration, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Government of the United States of America - Veterans Health Administration, University of Pennsylvania, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Johns Hopkins University, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine - Cell Factory, Independent, Government of the United States of America - VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, University of Padua, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Università Cattolica di Roma - Department of Internal Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University - Clinical Medicine and Hepatology Unit, University of Turin, University of Gothenburg - Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Pennsylvania, RWTH Aachen University, Karolinska Institutet and University of Milan - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation

- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Biomedical Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine (DI.BI.M.I.S.), - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Palermo, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Palermo, University of Palermo, University of Palermo - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Università "Alma Mater", - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Health Promotion Sciences, - d/SEAS, University of Seville - UCM Digestive Diseases, University of Milan - Hepatology Unit, University of Turin - Division of Gastroenterology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, McGill University - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Bern - Hepatology Group, - d/SEAS, - Health Promotion Sciences, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Health Promotion Sciences, - Department of Biomedicine, - Health Promotion Sciences, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Bordeaux - Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania - Genome and Complex Systems BioMedicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro - Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro - Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Biomedical Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine (DI.BI.M.I.S.), University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Catania - Genome and Complex Systems BioMedicine, University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and University of Catania - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Palermo - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Aziendali e Statistiche, University of Palermo - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Aziendali e Statistiche, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Palermo - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Palermo - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

University of Milan - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Gothenburg - Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Department of Transfusion Medicine and Hematology, University of Gothenburg - Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, University of Gothenburg - Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Università Cattolica di Roma - Department of Internal Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University - Clinical Medicine and Hepatology Unit, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” - Division of Hepatogastroenterology, University of Eastern Finland - Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Università di Torino - Department of Medical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Newcastle University - Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Università degli Studi di Udine - Clinic of Internal Medicine – Liver Unit, Università degli Studi di Milano - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Independent, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases and University of Milan - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation

- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, University of Eastern Finland - Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Sydney - Storr Liver Centre, University of Helsinki - Department of Medicine, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Milan - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Pad Marangoni - Translational Medicine, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Sydney - Storr Liver Centre, University of Gothenburg - Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Milan - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation and - Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology