Liu P, et al. - Researchers analyzed 6,704 eligible hypertension-free patients and 9,328 non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)-free patients from Dongfeng-Tongji (DFTJ) cohort study at baseline to examine the effect of change in NAFLD status on the risk of incident hypertension, and vice versa. Findings revealed a bidirectional association between NAFLD and hypertension. Increased risk of NAFLD was noted in association with hypertension. In patients without diabetes or overweight/obesity, incident hypertension and persistent hypertension were noted to be associated with risk of incident NAFLD.