Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease increases the risk of incident chronic kidney disease.

Leonard KapsChristian LabenzPeter R GalleJulia Weinmann-MenkeKarel KostevJörn Markus Schattenberg

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2020)

In this large database analysis in Germany, NAFLD constitutes an independent risk factor for CKD. Patients living with NAFLD should be monitored for a change in kidney function, facilitating therapeutic measures for kidney disease at an early stage.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
early stage
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cardiovascular disease
prognostic factors
type diabetes
emergency department
drug induced