Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease

• Main Authors: Xiaoyan Cai (Author), Lichang Sun (Author), Xiong Liu (Author), Hailan Zhu (Author), Yang Zhang (Author), Sulin Zheng (Author), Yuli Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Whether non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an increased risk of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) independent of established cardio-renal risk factors remains controversial. We aimed to provide a quantitative estimate of the association and strength...