3. Results
fibrosis
EARLY PUBERTY, FIBROSIS
A total of 79 children and adolescents were included in the study; of them, 52.7% were female with a mean age of 11.74 ± 2.52 years. For males, the mean age was 10.66 ± 1.71. Of the total sample, 39% were classified as prepubertal, 32.4% belonged to the early puberty group, and 28.4% belonged to advanced puberty. There were no significant differences in the Tanner stage between the study groups (non-MASLD, MASLD, and MASLD + fibrosis). No significant differences in sex distribution were found in the prepubertal group; nonetheless, significantly higher proportions of males within early puberty and females within advanced puberty were evident (