Open AccessSarcopenia and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Karn Wijarnpreecha,
Panadeekarn Panjawatanan,
Charat Thongprayoon,
Veeravich Jaruvongvanich,
Patompong Ungprasert
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_237_17
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , meta analysis , odds ratio , confidence interval , fatty liver , medline , epidemiology , gastroenterology , disease , political science , law
The association between sarcopenia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been suggested by recent epidemiological studies, although the results have been inconsistent. This meta-analysis was conducted to summarize all available data and estimate the risk of NAFLD among patients with sarcopenia.