Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and risk of incident chronic kidney disease: an updated meta-analysis.

Alessandro MantovaniGraziana PetraccaGiorgia BeatriceAlessandro CsermelyValentina GiampaoliJörn M SchattenbergHerbert TilgChristopher D ByrneGiovanni Targher

Published in: Gut (2020)

This large and updated meta-analysis indicates that NAFLD is significantly associated with a~1.45-fold increased long-term risk of incident CKD stage ≥3. Further studies are needed to examine the association between the severity of NAFLD and risk of incident CKD.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
systematic review
end stage renal disease
case control
cardiovascular disease
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial