Association between Nonalcoholic Liver Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease: An Ultrasound Analysis from NHANES 1988–1994 | Zendy

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Association between Nonalcoholic Liver Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease: An Ultrasound Analysis from NHANES 1988–1994

Author(s) -

Jeffrey C. Sirota,

Kim McFann,

Giovanni Targher,

Michel Chonchol,

Diana Jalal

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

american journal of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 85

eISSN - 1421-9670

pISSN - 0250-8095

DOI - 10.1159/000343885

Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , national health and nutrition examination survey , metabolic syndrome , albuminuria , renal function , odds ratio , steatosis , gastroenterology , cross sectional study , fatty liver , disease , population , pathology , obesity , environmental health

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been proposed to contribute to chronic kidney disease (CKD) independently of traditional cardiometabolic risk factors. We hypothesized that NAFLD is associated with CKD and that greater severity of NAFLD is associated with higher odds of CKD.

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