Association between the fatty liver index and chronic kidney disease: the population-based KORA study.
Xinting CaiBarbara ThorandSimon HohenesterWolfgang KoenigWolfgang RathmannAnnette PetersJana NanoPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2022)
The positive association between FLI and CKD incidence was fully mediated by the joint effect of metabolic risk factors. Future longitudinal studies need to explore the chronological interplay between fatty liver, cardiometabolic risk factors and kidney function with repeated measurements.