Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease increases risk of incident chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Recent studies examined the prognostic impact of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on the risk of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the extent to which NAFLD may confer risk of incident CKD is uncertain. We performed a meta-analysis of relevant studies to quantify the magnitude of the association between NAFLD and risk of incident CKD.We searched PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science from January 1, 2000 to August 31, 2017 using...