Open AccessRelationship between Kidney Function and Liver Histology in Subjects with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Author(s) -
Giovanni Targher,
Lorenzo Bertolini,
Stefano Rodella,
Giuseppe Lippi,
Giacomo Zoppini,
Michel Chonchol
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.05050610
Subject(s) - medicine , albuminuria , renal function , kidney disease , insulin resistance , body mass index , creatinine , gastroenterology , endocrinology , overweight , insulin
We assessed whether nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) diagnosed by liver biopsy is associated with decreased kidney function and whether such association is independent of insulin resistance and features of the metabolic syndrome.