The correlation between fatty liver disease and chronic kidney disease

ConclusionNAFLD per se was not a risk factor for CKD, but NAFLD patients with advanced fibrosis faced a higher possibility of CKD. Hence, patients with NAFLD and advanced fibrosis should be screened for CKD and prompted to receive treatment if the diagnosis was made.
Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research