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

Studies reported a significant association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, whether this risk changes with increasing severity of NAFLD remains uncertain. We performed a meta-analysis of observational studies to quantify the magnitude of the association between NAFLD and risk of incident CKD.We systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus from January 2000...